Marlene LewisMar 28, 20212 minThe Day the World Came to TownIf the title of this book doesn’t intrigue you, the story certainly will. I just finished reading Jim DeFede’s account of events that...
Marlene LewisMar 7, 20212 minPlaying with Words . . . and CultureThe newspaper we subscribe to is the Peninsula Daily News, which is daily from Sunday through Friday. Since the important news items of...
Marlene LewisFeb 15, 20213 minCovid CogitationsHere I sit in “Sunny Sequim” feeling personally insulted that the weather had the nerve to drop snow on us. There’s no real reason to...
Marlene LewisFeb 2, 20212 minMedieval UnderpantsThe title of this journal post caught your attention, didn’t it! Just as the title of Susanne Alleyn’s little book does—Medieval...
Marlene LewisJan 18, 20213 minResearching and WritingResearch is essential to writing--fiction as well as nonfiction.
Marlene LewisJan 5, 20212 minThe Sound of DialogueEveryone has an opinion about the value of reading a book versus watching the movie—almost as many opinions as there are recipes for...
Marlene LewisJan 3, 20211 minThoughts and More (or less)Hurray for the New Year 2021 and welcome to Marlene's Journal! This page is actually a blog, but the sound of the word blog not only...