I’ve been in lock-down for the past three months: finishing the first complete draft of Unremembered Lives, doing the first five editing passes through the manuscript, sending it out for comments, re-editing, fixing errors, filling in, filling out, “linearizing” chapters that looped around in time and tense. Etc. While that was going on, I didn’t … Read more…
If you’ve read my novels or keep up with me on Facebook, you know that I’m interested in pretty much everything, and that includes economics and finance. I get the Wall Street Journal primarily because it has extraordinary book coverage. There’s a daily column with reviews of nonfiction that I often find useful (background reading … Read more…
Reports are surfacing that Peter Dinklage, star of HBO’s hit series Game of Thrones, has begun negotiations to play T.E. Lawrence in the film adaptation of Mary Doria Russell’s novel Dreamers of the Day. Should the project go forward, this will be the first time that the legendary Lawrence of Arabia is played by an … Read more…
This morning, the Higgs Boson discovery was confirmed by additional data analysis. Pope Francis picked up his own bags at his hotel on the way back to the Vatican last night. Another eighteen people were blown up in Iraq for no particular reason. And what am I concerned about? I just saw 137 pounds on … Read more…
As you may have noticed, I was not elected president in November. I’m proud of my campaign and I think I had a very nice platform, but we live in a democracy and the people have spoken. Unlike some people I could name, I have accepted my defeat with quiet dignity and grace. And yet, … Read more…
March 22, 2012 7:40 AM Woke up feeling rested; I’m exercising again and sleeping better. Minimal bed-head, so I don’t look scary when I head downstairs to say bye to my husband. Don is on his way out of the house to have breakfast with his mom before he goes to work. He’s done this … Read more…
It’s getting ugly out there on the campaign trail, but I am determined to keep running for president, as long as no actual physical running is involved, because I love my country enough to write a blog essay about it. In a stunning act of political courage, I would like to go on record: I … Read more…
The press office of the Russell for President campaign has issued a clarification of Mary Doria Russell’s misstatement yesterday regarding lavender as her favorite color. “Ms. Russell regrets any damage to marriage, religion and the nation that may have resulted because her statement was taken out of context,” according to the press release. Her pro-lavender … Read more…
Well, my fellow Americans, I got fewer delegates in Iowa than John Huntsman but I am not discouraged, and I am NOT a quitter like Michelle Bachmann, who told everyone that she’s America’s Iron Lady because she read a biography of Margaret Thatcher and discovered that, “We have a lot in common.” Hah. What a … Read more…
Well, not mine, specifically, but she did refer in a sort of general way to my announcement back in July that I intended to form an exploratory committee to help me decide if I should get a reality show and/or be a commentator on radio and TV so I can talk about why I should … Read more…