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Marta Pelrine-Bacon

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    • The Trouble with Hair
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    • Devotion
    • Drifting Through Space
    • Her Loving Arms
    • Hope: a poem
    • Not Your Breakfast Club: a short story in 2018
    • Saving David Bowie
    • The Fear of Apples
    • The Longest Love Letter
    • The Sky Fell in Love
  • The Blue Jar: a debut novel
    • A Soundtrack
    • Book Club Guide
    • The Next Book?
    • The Origin of a Story
  • The Fairy Tale Asylum: Notes & Shiny Objects
    • Cast of Characters
    • The Fairy Tale Asylum: A Novel in Progress (1st Installment)
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Category: Why?

Thanks for the dance.

On January 13, 2016January 13, 2016 By mapelbaIn art, audience, cancer, David Bowie, death, grief, life, memories, Why?Leave a comment

I'm two years out from my cancer treatment, and so far, so good. I see my oncologist this month for another check up. Fingers crossed. of course. When I hear of anyone who's died of cancer, I pause. The closeness of that person to me doesn't matter as a mix of feelings brew. A sense …

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The Halloween Season

On September 27, 2014 By mapelbaIn blogging, cancer, death, fear, graveyards, happiness, health, life, Why?Leave a comment

The other day, I finished reading Smoke Gets in Your Eyes. I discovered the author, Caitlin Doughty, around the same time I received my cancer diagnosis. I watched her video about talking to children about death. Now, I had an optimistic outlook on my cancer treatment, but I had to tell my kid, and my …

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Home and Other Starting Places

On August 29, 2014 By mapelbaIn blogging, dad, Florida, home, memory, mom, Why?, writingLeave a comment

The summer season here in the northern hemisphere is winding down. Are you a summer sort of person? I'm not really. I prefer fall, the crisp change in the air (although still a ways off yet in Texas) and the fun of Halloween. How far away from your hometown do you live? Have you left …

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Do you have to post that?

On July 27, 2014 By mapelbaIn blogging, criticism, life, manners, Why?13 Comments

I think of something to blog about almost every day. Often I compose most of the post in my head. Then I don't actually post anything. It's like I'm avoiding it for some reason. Sometimes I think I'm just afraid of the Internet. Haven't you read all those stories about harassment and hatefulness? The other …

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Dream Hair

On March 5, 2014March 5, 2014 By mapelbaIn cancer, chemo, hair, memory, Why?2 Comments

My hair is growing back. It's a little more than two inches in length. Everyone says nice things about it, of course. I hate it. I'm happy it is growing back, but I can't wait for it to be longer. When does our hair become important to us? My son was almost two before we …

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Your Mind Is Not Changing

On September 2, 2013September 2, 2013 By mapelbaIn frustration, life, memory, mistakes, Why?8 Comments

Some friends may think this is aimed at them. It isn't. They may have inspired me, but that's not the same thing. When was the last time you changed your mind? I don't mean you decided not to have your usual Monday breakfast. I mean, you changed your mind about the death penalty, abortion, climate …

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Imagination Fail

On March 12, 2013 By mapelbaIn cancer, Christmas, effort, fear, life, neurotic thinking, publication, Why?10 Comments

Eight days until surgery. I've got my post-op shirts and even two small post-op pillows. One pillow is recommended for the drive home from the hospital. It will go between the seatbelt strap and me. I've seen post-op pictures of others to give me an idea what to expect. I'm getting my house in order, …

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Where does writing begin?

On January 9, 2013June 24, 2018 By mapelbaIn books, bookshops, dad, life, memory, mom, used books, Why?, writing11 Comments

We all have a story why we write or make art or create whatever it is we create. How far back does the story go? Does my story go back to the first book I fell in love with? (Watership Down) Does it go back to my mother's love of books? My grandmother's love of …

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The Questions

On December 19, 2012 By mapelbaIn crime, death, fear, life, memory, Why?8 Comments

My son found the CNN page with profiles and photos of the victims in Newtown. He read every single one, and several he went back to. One little girl, for some reason, struck him more than the others. An hour later he told me he was thinking about that particular girl a lot. I asked …

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The Perplexity of Others

On July 8, 2012 By mapelbaIn fantasy & sci-fi, frustration, neurotic thinking, Why?, writing8 Comments

A fellow human being does something you don't understand, how do you react? It depends, probably. Maybe you get confused, angry, or sad. Maybe you tell yourself to keep an open mind, but maybe you're clear on right and wrong. I try to open my mind to another possibility. Sometimes I manage it. Sometimes not. …

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My Novel

That Ghost Is Going to Cost You–my story in this anthology available on Amazon.

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  • Dark Tidings: Stories to Read by the Fire (an anthology I'm a part of)
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  • The Blue Jar, my novel
  • To buy my art and handmade things click here.

Other Interesting Places

  • bird's eye view
  • Clare Wuellner
  • fairy tales
  • Find RAINN
  • Lara McKusky–Writer. Editor. Designer
  • Passionfind with Tonia Marie Houston
  • Running after My Hat
  • Seven Impossible Things
  • Tammy's Reading Life
  • Warrior Girl
  • West Coast Review
  • Wonderbook

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