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The Broken Girls by Simone St. James

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Marion

I bought The Broken Girls, by Simone St. James, at The Poet’s Corner bookshop in Duncan’s Mills. It’s a ghost story mystery with a girl’s boarding school, and in the midst of the hurly-burly of holiday prep, it seemed like … Continue reading →

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Lily, is That You?

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Marion

While I was in Cassadaga Microsoft, with the respect for the biological end user that is a hallmark of its brand, informed me that no, I was not going to use my baby laptop, because Microsoft was going to install … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Cassadaga

Posted on May 16, 2018 by Marion

It’s not that Cassadaga, Florida, is hard to find. The directions from the Hotel Cassadaga website, plus Google, were clear. It’s just that it’s small and it doesn’t show on any maps. I think, but I’m not sure, that it … Continue reading →

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Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Marion

It’s now April, and I’ve read many good books since January, but Jesmyn Ward’s Sing, Unburied, Sing still stands out as one of the best this year. The story is filled with authentic, complicated people, some of whom are dead. … Continue reading →

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Being Human is Being Boring

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Marion

Right now the best show on Syfy is Lost Girl, a sexy, smart and quirky import from Canada. In fact, in content and tone it reminds me of another sexy, smart and quirky import that used to show on Syfy, … Continue reading →

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