Monthly Archives: August 2018

The Fifth Woman by Henning Mankell; It’s Nordic, What Did I Expect?

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Marion

The Fifth Woman is the probably-not-coincidentally fifth installment in Swedish author Henning Mankell’s Kurt Wallender police procedural series — or, as some critics choose to call it, Scandinavian noir. Published in the USA in 2000, the book is set in … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Stars; Unimagined Realms is Available Now

Posted on August 26, 2018 by Marion

Beyond the Stars; Unimagined Realms is out now, available on Kindle for ninety-nine cents. It dropped on Friday; It’s now Sunday evening and the book is: #8 in Kindle Store, ebooks, SFF, Science Fiction, Anthologies #16 in Books, SFF, Science … Continue reading →

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Tea at the Olympic Hotel

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Marion

The Olympic Hotel opened in 1924. It was a grand, opulent place meant for the wealthy movers and shakers of Seattle. Since the novella I’m finishing up  research on has a scene in the Olympic and one nearby in an … Continue reading →

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Pike Place Market

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Marion

I went to Pike Place Market twice today. Actually, I went to the waterfront and Pike Place Market twice today. I’m all about habit. The second time I decided to ship something from the fish market to a certain person … Continue reading →

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Under the Streets of Seattle

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Marion

There are two tours that lead people though the underground streets of Seattle. Bill Speidel has the most famous one that is in all the guidebooks, Seattle Underground. There is a new company  called Beneath the Streets and I took … Continue reading →

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I Am In Seattle!

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Marion

My room space is nothing like the palatial digs of the Embassy Suites in Portland. It is efficient; reminding me a little bit of my hotel room the first two nights in Reykjavik. I have everything I need without a … Continue reading →

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Where You Can Find My Work

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Marion

A short story of mine called “Adagio for Tiamat Station” will appear in Beyond the Stars; Unimagined Realms on 8/24/18. I’ll post the link as soon as I have one. I don’t have a ETA on my fantasy novella from … Continue reading →

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MCWC, 2018: Looking in the Rearview

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Marion

This year’s Mendocino Coast Writers Conference was good for me. Vanessa Hua, who taught the short story workshop, chose a different element of story to examine (setting, dialogue, stakes, character, etc) each day. We opened with a writing exercise and … Continue reading →

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Mendocino Pictures

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Marion

August 2-4, 2018 was the Mendocino Coast Writers Conference. I’ve attended it for the last five  consecutive years, so I’m a regular. People who know me well assume that when I’m in a place that has crows or ravens, I … Continue reading →

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