I don't have enough room for all the things. Minimalism seems to be popular these days. But not in this house. I like layers of things. I like layered clothing (which isn't much of a thing living in a hot climate). I like collage, pictures glued over images and found objects glued on top. My …
Sometimes you have to change your plan. I tend to put a lot of thought into my plans, and can therefore be resistant to changing them. But the universe is going to do what the universe is going to do, plans be damned. My novel was published by the late, great Plum Tree Books/UK. This …
I don't have many pictures of my step-sister. The ones I had, her mother took when they left. These holidays are weird. At least, I think they are. My Facebook feed is filled with sibling photographs. They're great. I cheer everyone who loves and can stand to be around their siblings. It's one thing I've …
After I wrote about why I was participating in the women's march, the why question continued to hum in my head. Or maybe the question had changed somewhat to why certain things bother me so much and why do I believe the way that I do. Everyone thinks they're right, of course. How does it …
I'm thinking about why I'm participating in the women's march today. It's fine if people disagree, but I'm not writing this to change minds or justify myself. Because I'm not going to write anything here that's going to change anyone's mind. I don't write to preach or persuade. I write to understand. Putting words on …
Not everything we fail to see is a unicorn. I saw the lovely movie Hidden Figures yesterday. Have you seen it? In the film, you see what it could mean for a black woman to need a bathroom. Katherine Jackson has to run so far from her desk in whatever the weather and in heels …
This week I'm remembering the first novel I ever fell in love with. I read voraciously as a child, going through all the books in the children's section of the local library and reading during classes instead of paying attention to the teacher. But Watership Down was a book on my mother's bookshelf. I was …
To state the obvious, I haven't posted here in a good long time. I could say I've been busy. But we're all busy. I think I've developed a bit of a phobia about blogging. You can't have missed the vitriol spewed over the Internet. Just take a look at the Facebook fan page for the …
Why is she a Hermione? Because of her, I can type this from where and when I am right now, and you can read where and when are. At least, she is considered the first computer programer. You can read more about her here. But Ada and Hermione would have made great friends, both studying …
Have you been taken in by Stranger Things? Months ago, I read about Winona Ryder starring in this new Netflix series, which snagged my attention. Yes, I was one of those people who loved Winona in Heathers and Beetlejuice. I wanted to be Winona because I'm so tall and nothing like her, but as a …
Marta Bacon 