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May 2023
struggle bus
Anybody need me to swing by and pick you up?
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Marla Taviano
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what I read for fun in the late 80s
what I read for fun in the late 80s memoirs by pregnant girls who saved their babies by going to Jerry Falwell’s home for teen moms and novellas about…
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Marla Taviano
15
what makes you (f)art?
I’ve already written extensively about this whole concept of “What Makes You Fart?” (and wholefarted) so I won’t rehash that here (read about it if you…
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Marla Taviano
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this is not about writing
A friend just texted and asked how my weekend was, and I said it was decent—some ups, some downs. Then I told her about something happening this week…
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Marla Taviano
15
week / weak
My grandma had a magnet on her refrigerator when I was a kid that I used to think was so clever: seven days without prayer makes one weak Well, I’ve…
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Marla Taviano
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16 letters in a Boggle tray
16 letters in a Boggle tray you sit and stare and your pen doesn’t move because because you think you’ve made all the words that could possibly be made…
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Marla Taviano
4
silver linings
Lots to share but too much to do today, so I’ll save it for Thursday. Quick story though. My minivan wouldn’t start last week. Then she did start, so we…
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Marla Taviano
5
moral of the story: be you
First of all, if you’re free on Tuesday, May 30 at 7:30pm ET, I’d love for you to join me and my friend Trey Ferguson for this online webinar we’re…
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Marla Taviano
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wanna hear a joke?
wanna hear a joke? a black pastor and a white agnostic walk into a bookstore and they keep reaching for the exact same books what the hell…? Okay, so…
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Marla Taviano
3
Making Marla's Story Sing
guest post by Paul Heatley
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Marla Taviano
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