Author Archives: Marian Allen

Fandom Fest 2012

Three of us were able to attend and people a table at Fandom Fest 2012. The Galt House, where the Fest was held this year, provided us with a wonderful surprise: a chronosynclastic infundibulum. In case you don’t know, this … Continue reading

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Chautauqua Is Not The Sound A Chicken Makes

Last month, we had a booth at the Chautauqua at the Howard Steamboat Museum. In case you don’t know what a Chautauqua is, here’s some history on the movement. So we set up on Authors’ Row, under a big ol’ … Continue reading

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Arts Council of Southern Indiana Appearance

The Southern Indiana Writers were out in force at the Arts Council of Southern Indiana‘s The Animals In Us exhibit. Reading from left to right, we are: Dirk Griffin, Ardis Moonlight, Ginny Fleming, Joanna Foreman, Samantha Lopez, Joy Kirchgessner, Marian … Continue reading

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We’re Such Animals

They’re letting us into an art gallery! Get up off the floor and stop laughing. Our anthology BEASTLY TALES is part of the Arts Council of Southern Indiana‘s current exhibit, The Animals In Us. Here’s the poster: We’ll be at … Continue reading

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Going Down Island Tybee-Way

Well… ♥  The weather’s here. Wish you were beautiful.  ♥ Silly me. *YOU’RE* as beautiful as the sun I *know* to be on the other side of the curtains.  But I dilly, dally & digress (a southern law firm). It … Continue reading

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Postcard From Tybee Island

Here are three of us, hard at work. We’re … doing research. Yeah, that’s the ticket. Seriously, the Southern Indiana Writers were among the writers granted a free week in one of the Mermaid Cottages on Tybee Island, Georgia. In … Continue reading

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Spec The Halls with SIW

SPEC THE HALLS, an electronic anthology of winter holiday stories, is out for a limited time from Alliteration Ink Publishing. Two of the stories are by members of Southern Indiana Writers: T. Lee Harris and Marian Allen. All proceeds from … Continue reading

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Hotel Total WIN After All

Holiday Inn Express in Muncie, after a rocky start that wasn’t actually their fault, completely made up for it with superior service and a steep discount on the room to make up for the inconvenience and aggravation. When it’s time … Continue reading

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Saturday WIN!

Breakfast at the Holiday Inn Express in Muncie, Indiana was a total win. Eggs, yogurt, Canadian bacon (or similar) made breakfast edible for the gluten-intolerant and an automated pancake machine made breakfast fabulous for the easily amused. T and Marian … Continue reading

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Motel FAIL

We’re staying at the Holiday Inn Express. Yes, names are being named. That’s Holiday Inn Express in Muncie, Indiana, USA, Northern Hemisphere, Earth, Solar System, Milky Way Galaxy, Universe, Multiverse, Whatever. We’re very happy to be in our room, since … Continue reading

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