Anne MarblePulling a Reverse Heist at the LibraryOr How I Turned My Father Into a Library SneakMar 29, 2024A response icon1Mar 29, 2024A response icon1
Anne MarbleA Twisted Take on Funny Tech Support TalesWe love it when tech support steps in and saves the day. But did you ever feel as if the tech support people were mocking you for needing…Feb 28, 2024Feb 28, 2024
Anne MarbleWe Didn’t Get to Meet the Six Million Dollar ManThe Line Went On and On and OnNov 29, 2023A response icon2Nov 29, 2023A response icon2
Anne MarbleThree Fun Ways We Deal With TelemarketersThere are great tools like the Do Not Call Registry and call blocking. But my mother worries about missing calls. So we can’t always ignore…Jun 24, 2023A response icon1Jun 24, 2023A response icon1
Anne MarblePunctuation! The Day I Thought My Teacher Invented a New LetterCan you remember learning a punctuation symbol for the first time? Maybe I’m odd because I can remember that. But at first, I thought it…Oct 15, 2022Oct 15, 2022
Anne MarbleHow Erik the Red Gave Me a Haircut: Bad Hair DaysOur childhoods are full of bad hair days. Cheap trimmers. Awful haircuts. Bubblegum. And Erik the Red once cut my hair.Oct 15, 2022Oct 15, 2022
Anne MarblePoison Ivy and Ghosts: What Did You Do in Summer Camp?We all did weird (and goofy!) things in summer camp. We weren’t as dumb as the counselors in slasher films set in summer camps. But…Aug 24, 2022Aug 24, 2022
Anne MarbleA Backseat Driver Known from Maryland to HawaiiLet me tell you about the time my brother, Middle Brother (not his real name), became enshrined in the records of the most famous backseat…Jul 18, 2022A response icon1Jul 18, 2022A response icon1
Anne MarbleSiwel and Nohan and Dag: Bad Ways to Name CharactersWe’ve all been there. You’re writing a novel, and you need a name for a character. Quickly! That’s how you can end up with Siwel and…May 17, 2022May 17, 2022
Anne MarbleHow Discussions About Software Updates Often GoJust because you like an update to a device, don’t assume everybody else loves it, too. Not every person uses that device in the same way.Mar 28, 2022Mar 28, 2022
Anne MarbleDon’t Be the Bad Neighbor When People Are Coping with SnowSnow can be pretty. Yet waking up to find your car buried is super stressful. Sadly, some otherwise well-meaning neighbors aggravate that…Jan 13, 2022A response icon1Jan 13, 2022A response icon1
Anne MarbleHere Are My Articles in the “Everything Else” CategoryHere is your map to my articles on writing, reading, and movies. My articles about my family. My occasional bursts of humor. (Some contain…Oct 28, 2021Oct 28, 2021
Anne MarbleFiction Writers, Fear Not! Submit Your Stories!Fiction writers, listen up! Keep an eye on open calls and market news. And then (I know, here’s the hard part), submit your stories.Oct 26, 2021A response icon1Oct 26, 2021A response icon1
Anne MarbleLet’s Put Scarecrows Higher on the Creepiness ScaleWhy are scarecrows so eerie? They’re supposed to scare birds, not people. Right? Yet the creepy ones can drag me into the “uncanny valley”…Oct 11, 2021A response icon1Oct 11, 2021A response icon1
Anne MarbleTelling Stories: An Idea As Old As TimeMany writers start out by hearing people tell stories. Watching stories on TV or in movies. And then telling stories. That’s how we learn…Oct 15, 2021Oct 15, 2021
