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What Back to the Future II Got Right

It’s said Robert Zemeckis did not want “Back to the Future II” to take place in the future because future movies always fail at predicting.  I sympathize, and also scoff. The point isn’t to be right – it’s to comment Read more…

By Marie, 10 yearsOctober 22, 2015 ago
Writing

Stunted Stories

So, why did I whine about my low self-esteem on a writing blog? Because of this: Low self-esteem destroys stories. Say you have an idea – a brilliant, simple idea. (It could also be a piece of crap, but for Read more…

By Marie, 10 yearsOctober 8, 2015 ago
upset looking cartoon face thinks about a twisted and stunted tree
cartoon cup of coffee
Blathering

Pumpkin Spice Stereotypes

So, a couple of times I’ve heard jokes about pumpkin spice being for white women. Like… it’s our drug. Our sweet, sweet drug. Now, a sample set of ME concurs*. I will run into traffic for pumpkin spice baked goods.  Thing Read more…

By Marie, 10 yearsOctober 1, 2015 ago
Blathering

Pumpkin Spice Everything Round Two: English Muffins and Peanut Butter!

In a way, this is the one that started it all. I saw a link to a listacle that used this image for “Things that are Pumpkin Spice that have no business being Pumpkin Spiced” and I just about died Read more…

By Marie, 10 yearsSeptember 28, 2015 ago
selfie tasting an english muffin
cartoon of a hill with 'work' at the bottom and 'home' at the top
Blathering

Autumn Cycling

My commute to work looks roughly like this: This is how I dress to bike in on these cold autumn mornings: And this is how I dress to bike home: Bulky sweats don’t fit in my backpack with my laptop Read more…

By Marie, 10 yearsSeptember 24, 2015 ago
Blathering

Pumpkin Spice Everything: Round One – Oreo Vs. Fudge Stripes

Instead of, say, writing, I’m devoting all my time to eating pumpkin spice products. I thought I should share my wisdom with the internet. (That, and some friends have asked me to ‘report back’.) Round One: VS. BEGIN! I opened Read more…

By Marie, 10 yearsSeptember 21, 2015 ago
selfie tasting an english muffin
woman snatches a clock away from a man
Blathering

Your Time is Your Own

When I was a kid, I would make a list of my homework assignments every day and bring the appropriate books home from school. And there they would stay until I picked them up on my way out the door Read more…

By Marie, 10 yearsSeptember 17, 2015 ago

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Events

Marie’s Calendar

  • Twinsburg Author Festival

    June 21, 2025  5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Twinsburg Public Library, 10050 Ravenna Rd, Twinsburg, OH 44087, USA

    To Register: https://twinsburglibrary.libcal.com/event/14587785

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  • Launch Party for Andrei and the Hellcats

    July 2, 2025  10:00 pm - July 3, 2025  12:30 am
    Loganberry Books, 13015 Larchmere Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44120, USA

    • 6-7PM for refreshments/hob-nob hour in the gallery
    • 7-8PM for the actual sit-down event/reading/Q&A
    • 8-8:30PM for signing line
    • everyone out the door by 8:30.

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  • InConJunction

    July 4, 2025 - July 6, 2025  
    Wyndham Indianapolis Airport – 2544 Executive Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46241

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  • MFA Residency

    July 14, 2025 - July 24, 2025  
    Ashland, OH 44805, USA

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  • Confluence

    July 25, 2025 - July 27, 2025  
    Sheraton Pittsburgh Airport Hotel 1160 Thorn Run Road Extension. Coraopolis, PA 15108

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  • WorldCon

    August 14, 2025 - August 17, 2025  
    Seattle

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  • DragonCon

    August 28, 2025 - September 1, 2025  

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  • Cleveland Inkubator

    September 12, 2025 - September 14, 2025  
    Cleveland Public Library, 325 Superior Ave, Cleveland, OH 44114, USA

    All weekend free literary conference at the downtown library!

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