by Marie Watts | Feb 19, 2024 | Blog
The fact that Edmonia Lewis was able to fulfill her destiny is astounding; that her works were ignored and lost—shameful. Authorities are unclear on the exact details of her life because Lewis was known to tell stories about herself to win over the audiences she was...
by Marie Watts | Feb 12, 2024 | Blog
Bear with me as I rant against ageism in America. The special counsel report on President Biden’s handling of classified documents really punched my button. My purpose is not to debate whether Biden has the mental capacity to be president. My beef is that Americans...
by Marie Watts | Feb 5, 2024 | Blog
At my ranch, Las Tortugas, I find that life imitates art these days. What, you say? I thought the phrase was art imitates life. Apparently, the argument has been around for a long time, way back to Plato and Aristotle. Plato felt that all artistic creation is a form...
by Marie Watts | Jan 29, 2024 | Blog
I aspire to be a superager like my friend, Jeanette. I recently attended her 90th birthday party and was so awed, I asked if I could blog about her. DEFINING A SUPERAGER A superager is an individual over 80 with a memory at least as good as those of people who are 20...
by Marie Watts | Jan 22, 2024 | Blog
One of the biggest conundrums for a writer is book cover design. The experts hammer this into anyone who publishes. While the saying is “you can’t judge a book by its cover” the reality is most shoppers do. According to ProWritingAid, you must be sure your book cover...
by Marie Watts | Jan 15, 2024 | Blog
Yes, we have made great strides in individual rights. The Civil Rights movement profoundly affected me as a woman. I was born into a society that denied me fundamental rights that we take for granted today. Consider this: 1954 Women gain the right to serve on Texas...
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