When I was a kid, I would pick a bagful of tangerines off the neighbor's tangerine tree (I had permission) and sit on the dock to eat the tangerines and watch the sunset. Or just watch the lake. Sometimes I'd take a book with me. I discovered that if I stretched out on the dock …
Recently, my son decided to watch the Harry Potter movies. I'd loved the books, but he was never interested. He preferred Star Wars or things that showed you how to make things. But for no clear reason, he said a few weeks ago, "I might watch a Harry Potter. Maybe." He watched the first one …
I love boxes. Why do people love boxes? Have you seen the Container Store? A temple to the box if there ever was one. When I was in elementary school, my grandmother lived near a strip mall. In the mall was a hardware store, but it wasn't like the hardware stores of today. It was …
To Kill a Mockingbird was never my favorite book. I liked the book. I liked it a lot. And I loved Gregory Peck in the movie. He was perfect. But I never considered naming any child of mine Atticus or Scout. They're great names and more power to you if you picked either of them …
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Holidays bring joy and grief. They come with excitement and complaints. It's in their nature. Either a holidays acknowledges a religious belief or gets in the way of people who don't give two figs. Holidays bring friends or family together or they create stress over shopping and travel plans. Holidays give us a chance to …
I love The Wizard of Oz. Did you know Salman Rushdie wrote a book about The Wizard of Oz? If you love the movie, read this book. And I agree with Rushdie about the end of the film. What? Go back to Kansas? Are you kidding? There's no place like home? I never believed that. …
I do not write reviews. Is a particular film or book worth your time? I don't know. It depends on what you like, doesn't it? To one friend, I'd say, "Go see Mad Max!" Another friend, I'd say, "Umm...maybe not?" But I like to read reviews. This may make me a hypocrite. I don't know. …
People falling in love with fictional characters never ceases to amaze me. This type of love seems especially common for characters once they've been in a film or tv show and not merely in a book. Well, unless the book is a comic. Something about seeing the character takes hold of people more often in …
I need a lot of naps. I love naps. Life is better with a nap. I've been writing for Story-a-Day May. I'm posting what I've written on my other blog, The Fairy Tale Asylum. And every time I go to take a nap or even just to go to bed, I think, I should be …
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Trying to work on Story-a-Day.
Marta Bacon 