Marie Anzalone : Writing

September 26, 2013: More Love Lessons, aka "Ticking biological clock bomb"

September 26, 2013: More Love Lessons, aka "Tickin..

A Chapter by Marie Anzalone


I am being held hostage by hormones. No joke. I am finishing over 180 pages worth of the most boring technical writing you could imagine. About 50 pag..
October 4th, 2013: 22 Years Ago, A Rape Changed My Life

October 4th, 2013: 22 Years Ago, A Rape Changed My..

A Chapter by Marie Anzalone


October is a brutal month for me. Three times, in my life, I had wedding plans that fell through for the month of October. The seasonal change for tho..
October 13, 2013: Moments of Joy

October 13, 2013: Moments of Joy

A Chapter by Marie Anzalone


I want to share a moment of absolute joy with you: my friend Paty sobbing with joy at my kitchen table while she is held in the arms of someone she th..
December 28, 2013: Impressions II

December 28, 2013: Impressions II

A Chapter by Marie Anzalone


The taxi driver told me last week, "You are so lucky to not have any responsibilities." He meant because I am not married. I chewed him ..
January 5, 2014: Asking for the Help We Need

January 5, 2014: Asking for the Help We Need

A Chapter by Marie Anzalone


Essentially, this is why we work as hard as we do, and do what we do: wehold the radical belief that your children's future is worth more than cheap p..
July 18, 2014: In Recovery

July 18, 2014: In Recovery

A Chapter by Marie Anzalone


I spent 3 of the past four weeks in a state of near-catatonia. I am slowly getting my energy back. Trying to piece together what happened has been an ..
July 28, 2014: the story in her eyes

July 28, 2014: the story in her eyes

A Chapter by Marie Anzalone


On Saturday, I was the photographer for the wedding of my friends Paty and Marty. Paty is Guatemalan, and Marty is from Boston. I am sharing with this..
September 16, 2014: The Void

September 16, 2014: The Void

A Chapter by Marie Anzalone


I am reading Joan Didion's "Year of Magical Thinking" when a single small line literally stops me dead in my tracks and I have to write. Joan op..
October 5, 2104: More Love Lessons- 3 am ponderings

October 5, 2104: More Love Lessons- 3 am pondering..

A Chapter by Marie Anzalone


He haswandered in unexpectedly, practically a kid off the streets, but somehow retaining every scrap of vulnerability they all lose. He is not asking ..
October 12, 2014: Power

October 12, 2014: Power

A Chapter by Marie Anzalone


Recently, I was trying to talk to a friend about my roller coaster of emotions these past few months, when I was overwhelmed by events spiralling out ..