Marlene Hauser Blogs Sign up for my monthly blog Search for: New Map of the Neighborhood May 4, 2020When the film A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood was released in January I went to see it, not because I actually watched the original ...Read MoreTurning the Tide, Listing the Good. April 1, 2020So much for the mention last month of my upcoming April interview with virtuoso author Anna Hope at the wonderful FT Weekend Oxford ...Read MoreHauser & Hope talk Expectation. At the Oxford Literary Festival. March 6, 2020One of the great perks of living in Oxford is having the FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival, which runs from March 27th until April 5th, ...Read MoreWhat I Learned from The Clean Plate. February 5, 2020Continuing with last month’s “eat, sleep, work and play theme,” I want to introduce you to the fun-loving soccata. Apparently it’s similar ...Read MoreWhy work? It’s all play. 2020. January 6, 2020Happy New Decade! 2020. While I always celebrate a new year, the prospect of a new decade leaves me simply awestruck. A ten-year span?’ ...Read MoreEdward de Vere, Shakespeare & Me. December 3, 2019Recently, a friend and past teacher of mine from Oxford University Continuing Education, award-winning author Rebecca Abrams, spoke and ...Read MoreWake-Up Call: Freedom, Dignity & Happiness. November 5, 2019A “wake-up call” is what the newscaster said this morning in reference to the horrendous fate suffered by 39 Vietnamese migrants found ...Read MoreGet Your Joy Going. October 3, 2019October! The last quarter of 2019 already, and what a tremendous year it has been. I love this month because now we see the very last of ...Read More12345