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Short Story: Invasive Species

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Marion

This is my original fiction. You have my permission to link to it. If you want to use any part or all of it, give me credit. * Speed Limit: 25 mph Your Speed:  32 Your Speed: 34 Your Speed: … Continue reading →

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Morning at the Lake (A Writing Exercise)

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Marion

(This is original fiction by me. It’s okay it you want to link to it. If you quote it, give me credit for it and cite this post.) This is my version of the Contentless Dialogue exercise. I didn’t include … Continue reading →

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From WorldCon: SFF As Protest Literature

Posted on August 28, 2016 by Marion

One of my favorite panels at MidAmeriCon II (WorldCon) was “SF as Protest Literature.” It had a great set of panelists: Jo Walton, who wrote Among Others and the SMALL CHANGE series in alternate-history Britain, where Hitler triumphs and England … Continue reading →

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Room

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Marion

(This is original fiction. If you use it, give me credit.  The artwork is (c) Edward Hopper, Room in New York, 1932. If you use it, give him credit.) In the “Brevity” workshop we did some flash fiction writing exercises … Continue reading →

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$87.68

Posted on July 2, 2016 by Marion

Earlier this week I walked up to the bank to deposit my check from Daily Science Fiction, for the story they just published. I felt ridiculously good about it. Let me put this is some perspective. This was not a … Continue reading →

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Hilo Town

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Marion

Hilo’s 1930s vintage bayfront is a delicious snare for tourists like me, with candy stores, T-shirt places, art galleries, quality restaurants ranging from high-end to tasty inexpensive cafes. One gallery is a cooperative of island artists. The downtown strip is … Continue reading →

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The Scarecrow Parade

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Marion

Once again, Main Street Benicia is hosting its Halloween scarecrow contest! There are many to choose from. The figures break down into some natural categories: Classic: Two actual scarecrows and a skeleton display represent the best of the “classic” theme. … Continue reading →

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The Hugos, Chapter 8: Well, Someone Learned a Lesson, and I Hope It’s Us

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Marion

The Hugo awards were presented Saturday, August 22, in Spokane, Washington. After four months of hyperbole and uproar the splinter groups achieved very little. They did not take a single award for original work. One thing they nominated, the film … Continue reading →

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House-keeping

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Marion

I’ve been having some problems with the blog. Sonic.net just helped me out, but part of it involved deleting some people who had registered to post comments. Some of them may have been you. If so, I am sorry for … Continue reading →

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Update: Station Eleven

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Marion

It’s nominated for the National Book Award, along with Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast. Here is another great example of how the graphic technique can be used to tell any kind of story. Anyway, Station … Continue reading →

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