Monthly Archives: March 2017

Pick-Churs!

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Marion

Here are a few pictures I took during the month of March, 2017. I hope you enjoy them. While I was on the walk where I took that photo I met an elderly man coming up from Apple Blossom Lane … Continue reading →

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The Ospreys Themselves: Or, I Finished a Zero Draft!

Posted on March 26, 2017 by Marion

On Wednesday, March 22, I got to the final words of my fiction Work in Progress. I thought it was 108,569 words (and that’s what I tweeted). Later I remembered that I had dumped a bunch of story notes into … Continue reading →

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Elena’s Westside Cafe; Happy Tenth Anniversary!

Posted on March 23, 2017 by Marion

I’ve written about the Westside Café before. When Elena bought the café from the young couple who originally opened it, I was skeptical. Elena left the menu pretty much as it was; a Latina serving Asian fusion wraps and salads … Continue reading →

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FOGCon: Writing Between Genres or “You Got Chocolate on my Peanut Butter!”

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Marion

Panelists:  Madeleine E. Robins; Robyn Bennis; Katharine Kerr; Delia Sherman; Sarah Stegall. The FOGCon panel on Writing Between Genres talked about fictional works that fall between established categories. It’s like the old Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups commercial: “You’ve got peanut … Continue reading →

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Emerald City: Tip’s Tale

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Marion

I bashed NBC’s Emerald City here once with my concerns about Toto’s air-time, and in general I had problems with this gorgeous, lush story that had no center. Still, one thing Emerald City did exceptionally well, and that was the … Continue reading →

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FOGCon 2017; Between the Lines

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Marion

March 10th through 12th I attended FOGCon, held in Walnut Creek in the San Francisco east bay. This is my third FOGCon, and it’s one of my favorite conventions. I also really like the Walnut Creek Marriott where the convention … Continue reading →

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After the Parade by Lori Ostlund; I Loved it From Page Four.

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Marion

When Lori Ostund’s After the Parade opens, Aaron is getting ready to leave a relationship of more than twenty years, and move from Albuquerque to San Francisco. Everything he owns is in a U-Haul truck in the driveway. On the … Continue reading →

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Toto, the Amazing Disappearing Dog

Posted on March 4, 2017 by Marion

CONTAINS SPOILERS I watched Emerald City, NBC’s lush epic fantasy series, all the way through to the finale of Season One. I doubt there is going to be a Season Two. The show was beautiful and ambitious, but fell short … Continue reading →

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A Few Photos

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Marion

I plan to get a book review up sometime this week, but I have other obligations. I’m revising a story for an editor who wants to publish it; I’m expecting edits on another story due to come out in April; … Continue reading →

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