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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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One Thing About Earl; Part One

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Marion

(This is original fiction. You are welcome to link to it. If you quote it or cite it, give me credit. Marion) I got the idea for this story at the Mendocino Coast Writers Conference, the year I took a … Continue reading →

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Whose Story is This, Anyway?

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Marion

Two years ago I wrote a short fantasy story. It had a first-person narrator, in the person of a slackerish teenaged boy in a strange family. It started off with an almost-funny premise, and I tried to create pop-culture-weird family … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Week

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Marion

Book of Lost Things, John Connolly; Washington Square Press, 2007  (Warning:  May contain spoilers.)  As she disappeared the creepers began to wither and die, and the remains of the dead knights fell clattering to the ground.  David ran to where … Continue reading →

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Bones is Back, Baby!

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Marion

Bones is back!  In the space that the Meza Grill had, it fills Main Street with the rich aroma of barbecue.  At noon on Friday its parking lot was packed.  Yeah, baby!  I’m not a barbecue expert.  I don’t even … Continue reading →

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The Viral City: Palimpsest

Posted on April 3, 2010 by Marion

Palimpsest, by Catherynne M. Valente, Bantam Books, 2009 This isn’t a review of Palimpsest.  Many better writers than I have already done that. For example, here, here and here.  I do have some thoughts about the book, though. The premise … Continue reading →

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Life and the Carnival

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Marion

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends, We’re so glad you would attend, come inside, come inside. Karn Evil 9, Keith Emerson, Greg Lake and Peter Sinclair Brain Salad Surgery ,Emerson, Lake and Palmer I just got … Continue reading →

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My Kingdom for a Point of View

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Marion

The other day I was someplace I had to wait for awhile, and I didn’t have a car book, so I bought a book at a drug store. (Note to self: Never let this happen again!) It was a terrible … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Marion

            Can you write a 175-page novel in 30 days?  NaNoWriMo thinks you can.  You, and about 100,000 other people.             NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month, 11/1 through 11/30, each year.  The website is nanowrimo.org. This is one … Continue reading →

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