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 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…6h ago6h ago
Marcilena J BaileyA Butterfly Effect Moment in the Illustrious Career of Taylor SwiftAs talented as she is, Taylor Swift’s early career was helped immensely by her image of the “good girl next door.” You could think of her…17h ago17h ago
Marcilena J BaileyForgiveness, a difficult conceptNormally, when I write a post on this blog, I have some idea of what I want to say. I have a thought that can’t live in my head and needs…1d ago1d ago
Marcilena J BaileySuper Short Story #49 — PodcastThe podcast theme song filled the apartment. It was so familiar to Liza that she didn’t react to it as she went along her way and cleaned…2d ago2d ago
Marcilena J BaileyLesser Discussed Representation in the Bridgerton UniverseI’ve written a lot about Bridgerton in the past few weeks, and it’s because I have a lot to say about the show. It’s a fully packed show…2d ago12d ago1
Marcilena J BaileySuper Short Story #48 — FirePoppy had many found memories around the hearth, listening to her father’s voice reading any number of books while the fire danced beside…3d ago3d ago
Marcilena J BaileyIdea Orphanage #16 — Subversions, a Dangerous GameGame of Thrones made the word “Subversion” a dirty world when it had once been the show’s greatest a selling point. After all, that had…3d ago3d ago
Marcilena J BaileyBehind the Bastards. Yes, Let’s Talk TrashI use podcasts to help me sleep. Why? Because I have an anxiety disorder and struggle to get my brain to shut off. It’s always thinking and…4d ago4d ago