by Lisa Marlin | Aug 16, 2018 | Blog, Middle Age
Happy birthday, Madonna, and thanks for helping me get published this year. Add that to your list of lifetime achievements as you turn 60 today. Because I wanted to be you once upon a time ago, I wrote about it and “Madonna Wannabe” made the pages of a...
by Lisa Marlin | Jun 18, 2018 | AustinVideo, Blog, My Journey, Parenting, Writing
My son Austin Alexander performed his original song “A Recipe for Love” during the book signing for my story in “Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Miracle of Love” at Barnes & Noble on June 16, 2018. Click on the arrow above to watch. The story...
by Lisa Marlin | May 26, 2018 | Blog, Middle Age, Parenting
I happened upon my parents’ high school prom picture a few days ago while browsing through an old photo album. The black and white photo, even with its creases and cracks, captured the fresh faces of a group of teens, including a 17-year-old girl with wavy hair and...
by Lisa Marlin | Apr 27, 2018 | Blog, Middle Age
I needed to end things with Mike. And Jake. Oh, and Cameron too, though he’s the least of my worries. Mike used to call all the time and I couldn’t refuse answering, telling myself when his number lit up my phone that it’s best to listen to what he has to say. I...
by Lisa Marlin | Apr 4, 2018 | Blog, Writing
It’s a good thing that the woman in seat 8A listened to her neighbor back home and brought wet wipes in her carry-on. “You just never know when you might need them,” her neighbor had advised her. And as luck would have it, she did need them when the passenger in...
by Lisa Marlin | Mar 21, 2018 | Blog, Middle Age, Parenting
There was something oddly familiar about my 15-year-old daughter’s appearance when she left for school the other day. At first, I imagined it was the way her hair cascaded in golden waves over her shoulders that caused her to look like a younger version of me. I later...
