Welcome to MarieAnne and Friends newsletter. We may be on the downside of Summer. Don’t expect any more triple digits, but not as nice as I would like it. Not much to report. Should have another try at the NYC Midnight short screenplay (5 pages) the 5th of this month…

Prompt: A cell phone wants a life. All dialog. Nice review: I believe your story, the characters, and the plot, it does fit well and makes sense. “You can’t get ’em up, You can’t get ’em up, You can’t get ’em up this morning.” “What the hell is that? …

Prompt: Lyrics from a song. Chose Growin’ up doesn’t mean gettin’ older. An older couple is sitting on a park bench. It is overcast, early November. Winter is not far away. Not quite cold, but not warm either. Almost dreary. The wind light and variable. A time for thought. “We’re…

Nice review: What a sweet start to romance. Your story is concise and easy for anyone to understand. I liked all the imagery you included. You named the diner plus revealed the location. That creates a mood and makes it feel very real. I loved the choice of music too…

We have 18th century systems and procedures attempting to deal with 21st century issues and failing. We have 18th century systems and procedures attempting to deal with 21st century issues and failing. Punch cards when we are looking at quantum computing. And there are some who want to take that…

And maybe bloodless. Time for America 2.0 First, secession will be by county. Too many instances where cities are surrounded by the red mud of ignorance. I’m using Utah as my model. We have one county out of 29 which will vote for nationalization (becoming one nation, indivisible). There may…