Monthly Archives: March 2007

Random Friday–My Night at Betty's Diner

Posted on March 30, 2007 by Marisa

It’s Friday.  You know the drill. 1. Anarchy, Ani DiFranco (The Past Didn’t Go Anywhere) 2. Get Out of This House, Shawn Colvin (A Few Small Repairs) 3. Nightblindness, David Gray (White Ladder) 4. Don’t Let Me Down, The Beatles … Continue reading →

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A dispatch from Raina on the road

Posted on March 29, 2007 by Marisa

Just a few minutes ago I was standing in my kitchen, putting away a few clean dishes, when I heard my cellphone ringing from my bedroom at the other end of the apartment.  I dashed for it, but didn’t get … Continue reading →

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The set for the play of my life

Posted on March 27, 2007 by Marisa

When I first moved to Philadelphia I didn’t have a car. I didn’t know many people. I worked 13 blocks down the street from where I lived. My world was small in those days, both in the physical distance I … Continue reading →

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Friends and Novellas

Posted on March 26, 2007 by Marisa

This morning I got up fairly promptly (if 9 am can be considered prompt), hopped through the shower and got out of the apartment. I’ve discovered that if I’m going to have any hope of getting some writing done by … Continue reading →

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Here-in sits a weekend round-up

Posted on March 25, 2007 by Marisa

(I apologize for the lack of insight or creative description in this post. Every original thought I have right now is going into the novella, which leaves very little for the blog. This has turned into a round-up of the … Continue reading →

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Random Friday–Forever After I Knew Love

Posted on March 23, 2007 by Marisa

We are just about an hour into Friday, which makes it an entirely respectable time to put up my weekly set of random music. 1. Family, Dar Williams (Mortal City) 2. Jelly Belly, Medeski, Martin & Wood (Shack Man) 3. … Continue reading →

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Apples and Pears

Posted on March 22, 2007 by Marisa

I have 25 pages of my novella due for my fiction by Monday night at 11:59 pm and I currently have about two and a half pages written. And did I mention the insanely busy weekend in store? So it … Continue reading →

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Workshopped and worked over

Posted on March 21, 2007 by Marisa

I went out after class tonight with some of my classmates, drank 3/4 of a beer and now feel intensely, immensely exhausted. It’s in part because we workshopped a piece of mine in class tonight. No matter how relaxed I … Continue reading →

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French braids and chemistry

Posted on March 20, 2007 by Marisa

Sitting on the trolley today, I watched a woman french braid her hair all by herself and was instantly taken back to my 11th grade chemistry class.  My lab partner in that class was a young woman with era-appropriate name … Continue reading →

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Fork You: Booze in your tort

Posted on March 20, 2007 by Marisa

Check it out, the latest episode of Fork You had arrived. In this one we make the flourless chocolate tort that has made me famous among dozens of my friends. It doesn’t hurt that I also typically make a fruit … Continue reading →

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