Cindy Marabito
All in a day's work....JFK and me
It was 6 a.m. on Dealey Plaza. I’d been there for an hour already. It was cold and dark. You see, the Dealey Plaza was my station. It was...
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Cindy Marabito
Dec 3, 20204 min read
All That Jazz
from my memoir Beautiful Mountain As an alternative, I was allowed to switch to jazz lessons. I could still wear my pink ballet slippers,...
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Cindy Marabito
Nov 19, 20203 min read
Satan is Real
from Beautiful Mountain a memoir by Cindy Marabito Daddy had come crawling back and had quit the drinking. They remarried and we all...
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Cindy Marabito
Sep 22, 20201 min read
From the chapter Sorrow - The Legend of Sky Diamond
Henry wore his brown hair long, casually brushing against his famous work shirt collar. He was probably about forty when I met him,...
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Cindy Marabito
Sep 2, 20209 min read
In the kitchen with Liz Dupree - from the chapter Africa; Jackson, the novel
The character Liz Dupree was inspired by the magnificent Laura Dern way back when Jackson was a screenplay in the 90's...she's been...
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Cindy Marabito
Aug 30, 20203 min read
Skitz: A whiter shade of pale
from The Legend of Sky Diamond Skitz acted like he was kind of a weird big brother to me. At first. He was younger than Gene, but he was...
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Cindy Marabito
Aug 26, 20207 min read
Oz didn't never give nothing to the Tin Man..from The Legend of Sky Diamond
The Tin Man “But Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man That he didn't, didn't already have And cause never was the reason for the...
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Cindy Marabito
Aug 16, 20203 min read
Swinging with Elly May from the novel, Jackson
Grace just kept on laughing. “We’re swinging.” I heard cars and looked up to see a military caravan driving down Capitol Street. Willie...
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Cindy Marabito
Jul 20, 20204 min read
No good ever comes up on Choctaw Ridge
from JACKSON by Cindy Marabito So, no good ever comes up on Choctaw Ridge. I wondered if maybe that bluff Roy and J.W. were looking for...
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Cindy Marabito
Jul 17, 20202 min read
In through the out door....happy birthday, Sky Diamond
Sky Diamond (star, Sky Diamond Superstar): It was on my fourteenth birthday when it happened. Gene had never gone of his way to celebrate...
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Cindy Marabito
Jul 16, 20202 min read
Surfin' safari...Greek style!
Ok. It was 1982 or thereabouts. Maybe 1981. When was Duke's Royal Coach Inn open? We were all working at Balboa Cafe. Me, my sister...
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Cindy Marabito
Jul 11, 20201 min read
The Lovebirds: Covid pick of the day!
Netflix The Lovebirds is a charming story featuring Kumail Nanjiani as Jibran and Issa Rae as Leilani. Comedian, actor, screenwriter and...
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Cindy Marabito
Jun 24, 20203 min read
Jeanine's secret from the chapter Emmett Till/Jackson, the novel
Jeanine drove a light green ’59 Rambler. It was a hardtop, but it suited her perfectly. The little houses looked like homes with no...
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Cindy Marabito
Jun 19, 20203 min read
Wake up Everybody - first day of forced desegregation in Jackson, the novel
This day was the official execution of the supreme court decision. Even though a decision to desegregate had been handed down way back in...
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Cindy Marabito
Jun 17, 20202 min read
Jody says goodbye to Jackson and its old dead statues....from chapter Ball of Confusion / Jackson
The sun had begun to go down and we needed to get on the road. I can honestly say I was not sorry to leave. I wanted to put as many miles...
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Cindy Marabito
Jun 11, 20204 min read
Looking for Mr. Goodbar from Jules, the Truth Finder
and tomorrow we might not be together... I'm no prophet and I don't know nature's ways... so I'll try and see into your eyes right now......
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Cindy Marabito
Jun 10, 20202 min read
Riding on the city of New Orleans from Sojourn, Jackson, the novel
I touched the pen to my lips and tasted the ink in my mouth. I felt like writers feel. The early sun reflected off the tin signs along...
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