ChristinMarie's Blog

• The Magic of Oz

  October 15, 2009

  • Someone recently told me that all I really need to know I gained from the Wizard of Oz: all it takes is a heart, some courage and a brain and when all else fails some pretty red shoes. Having a brother that is also a writer is a really nice addition to that list.When I was about 4 years old my older brother, Jesse Rice, played the Scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz. Three years my elder, my hero, I ...
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• Binder Clips

  October 7, 2009

  • Binder Clips, or how office supplies can save your life Carol was not supposed to have lasted as long as she had in the corporate world. She had meant to stay long enough to pay for her graduate school studies of obscure typography and Phillip, her ex. She had meant to pursue her love of fonts in a lucrative fashion as yet undiscovered. Eight years later, she was still there, ...
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• A love letter from your student loan

  September 2, 2009

  • Dear writer, Thank you for giving us the opportunity to fund your MFA. We’ve very much enjoyed receiving the little payback check you send each month, and look forward to continuing to receive your little checks for many, many years to come. We thought we’d remind you of this potentially endless relationship as you might have noticed Fall is here, and with it, Back to School sales and ...
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• Jonny the Ferry Bartender

  August 12, 2009

  •                 His tumbly brown hair fell in his eyes as he wiped the already spotless counter down.  Jonny wished someday to become the guy that got to catch the pier as they approached.  They had given him rigorous training in basic safety and he imagined a day coming when there was such a crisis that all the other staff were incapacitated (sometimes this was in the form of ...
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• Ode to my Writer's Group: a work in progress

  August 6, 2009

  • 30 Years of Writing  Isabel Allende had her hundred years of solitude, but you’ve made a community of writing your thing for 30 years.  That to me, in my fragmented sense of place and friends and self, is nothing short of a miracle.  It takes courage to write and even more to share what you have written.  You’ve laid your hearts on pages of paper and read them out for others to hear, open ...
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