About Marcy
I'm tackling a series of challenges, and I'm becoming less timid and squeamish in the process. I'm also writing my memoirs, one scene at a time. Come along for the ride. Read more.
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Author Archives: Marcy
Short. Ponytail. Wearing black.
A really smooth character would hide the bill in his hand, extend his arm into a shake with a sly nod, and be seated now, considering appetizers. Instead, we’re waiting in a corner, having fun, sure, but thinking we’ll need … Continue reading
8th Quarterly Report: 101 things in 1001 days
I rocked the final winter of my challenge to complete 101 things in 1001 days. I finished 11 tasks, reveling in trash, haggis, Pez, roller derby, snowshoeing, Spam, and more. In the coming months, I hope to complete a trapeze … Continue reading
Posted in 101 Things
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Driving in the Car with Anna Karenina
Trying to call up an old memory is like checking my wrist for the time and realizing I haven’t worn a watch in years. I stare blankly, trying to remember what I was looking for, but it’s not there anymore. … Continue reading
The New Haven Pizza Crawl
Two years ago, I joined a merry band of pranksters on the daylong odyssey that was the Connecticut Hot Dog Tour. This time, we traded in our party bus for walking shoes to celebrate our state’s best foodie claim to … Continue reading
Hey, Raw Meat!
My little brother and I would wait for the card game to end in the deserted ladies lounge. We got unlimited sodas from the bartender and a pocketful of quarters for the jukebox, playing “The Night the Lights Went Out … Continue reading
Places and Traces of History
“I’ve been from Tuscon to Tucumcari Tehachapi to Tonapah” – Willin’, Little Feat I’ve sat in Sally’s chair at Katz’s Deli (but I didn’t have what she was having). I’ve stood where Rocky stood with a Pat’s cheesesteak in my … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
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When the lights flicker on at the Parthenon
In the presence of the Parthenon, disappointment stabbed me. Finally in Athens, I climbed the hill to the Acropolis in the extreme heat of the afternoon. I passed through the ornate gate, and, lifting my eyes toward this majestic temple … Continue reading
Posted in Scene from a Memoir, Travel
Tagged Athens, Filopappos Hill, Greece, Parthenon, yeah write
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Trout Fishing in Ireland
A great meal awaited us as my boys played at fishing with sticks in the canal that ran through the small Irish village. As the boys pretended to fish, a scruffy-faced Irishman who lived on a houseboat on the canal … Continue reading
Roller Derby Jam
The Queen City Cherry Bombs defeated the Yankee Brutals in the opening match of the CT RollerGirls season in a fast-paced, exciting match. #DPSDIPTYCH #6 (101 things in 1001 days): Go to a roller derby. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this … Continue reading
Haggis: Can You Stomach It?
n the remote Scottish highlands walks a weirdly evolved creature, the wild haggis, whose legs are longer on one side of his body to help him navigate the steep hills of his homeland. That’s not true, of course. One survey, … Continue reading
