PinnedMarcilena J BaileyChallenge Completed: 50 Super Short StoriesAt some point in 2023, I challenged myself to right 50 super short stories for this Medium blog. It was a somewhat impulsive challenge…Jul 10Jul 10
PinnedMarcilena J BaileyHOLD YOUR PEACE — My first book is outMy first book Hold Your Peace (2024) is out. Or it’s rolling out? It’s on a bunch of online platforms. I think I got them all. But you can…Mar 262Mar 262
PinnedMarcilena J BaileyIdea Orphanage — Free to a Good Home #1This is me launching (in a non-triumphant way) the idea-orphanage I brought up a while ago. It’s something I know I need to do given the…Mar 181Mar 181
Marcilena J BaileyThe History of Man — A Marriage of NarrativesI regret to say that Maisie Peters is the sort of artist I take for granted. In a piece like this (discussing the appeal and value of a…Aug 12Aug 12
Marcilena J BaileyTrue Life — But How True Was It?Does anyone remember the MTV series True Life? It was supposed to be a documentary style series that gave viewers a first-person…Jul 29Jul 29
Marcilena J BaileyPostmortem — All The Extra Words I’ve WrittenI’ve just finished another round of development edits for my second book. At this point, I feel fairly confident that I’m in the final…Jul 27Jul 27
Marcilena J BaileyIdea Orphanage #21 — Family TreesOne of the hobbies I wanted to get into when my father first died was genealogy. It was a terrible way of coping with my grief. And that…Jul 26Jul 26