Marlene Hauser
Blogs
These blogs are a chance to share with you more personally how I feel about things going on in my life and/or in the world at large. Sometimes they are directly related to my books, but most often they are not.
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Hi Everyone, How is it possible that turning a page on the calendar, from the old month to the new, brings such typical gloomy November weather, rather than the crisp, bright days of October? It’s...
Hi Everyone, So when did it dawn on me, after many years of moving around, having lovely homes in multiple places, that I actually have a hometown? No idea really, except over and over again, like the...
Hi Everyone, On my small deck overlooking the Oxford Canal between the bridges of Aristotle Lane and Walton Well Road, over the years I have added my own splash of colour: the red of geraniums, the...
Hi Everyone, I am on a trip down Memory Lane: Tallinn, Estonia, to be specific, where once upon a time I was married and where my son was born, more than two decades ago. If you have not had the...
Hi Everyone, At the risk of boring you, I am going to talk about gratitude, thanks giving, and yes, I know we aren’t remotely near the American (turkey & trimmings). Thanksgiving Day, which is 150...
Hi Everyone, The thing about animals? They are both predictable and unpredictable? I am not sure. Into my Swiss-watch of a home came Bertie and Enzo. The cat and dog show. How? I have almost no idea...
Hi Everyone, The fine art of doing nothing is not part of my DNA. When I was a child, my family thought taking a holiday was a preposterous concept. Around this time of year I would watch other...
Hi Everyone, AI? Artificial intelligence? Did I just put you to sleep? I could almost put myself to sleep, except for my very real, recent AI shopping experience. Where to begin? Almost ten years ago...
Hi Everyone, I was recently asked to provide an essay on why I wrote my new historical novel, The Audubon Affair, for a literary prize entry. What follows is a shortened version. Yes, the manuscript...