Author Archives: Marie Loughin

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About Marie Loughin

I love reading, writing, and editing speculative fiction of all sorts. My current focus is on writing contemporary fantasy, where I get to play god with characters from myth and legend. My Norse-based urban fantasy, Valknut: The Binding, is available at Kindle Books and other e-book retailers. You can find me at my blog (marieloughin.com) and on Twitter (@mmloughin).

I wanna be a hockey player

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Marie Loughin

That seems like an odd desire, after watching the deconstruction of the Canucks last night.  (For those living on the other side of the moon, the Canuckleheads got their butts kicked 8-1 in the biggest display of testosterone-gone-wild that I’ve … Continue reading →

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Ruminations on Monster Hunters Incorporated (or “I wanna be Pitt Zastava Owens”)

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Marie Loughin

I’ve been trying to get into shape for the last three years.  I started with boot camp, but had issues with snotty young instructors who have no respect for other people’s knees. So I moved on to a self-designed program … Continue reading →

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Ruminations on Thor

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Marie Loughin

As I said in my last blog, I’ve found the “I wanna be…” theme to be too restrictive, so I am introducing a new feature called “Ruminations on…”. Initially, I was going to call the feature “REVIEWS.” Catchy title, I … Continue reading →

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I’m back!

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Marie Loughin

Sorry to be gone so long, but I’ve got an excuse.  It’s a good one.  Really! Every spring term, I teach a university course on communication in statistics.  Well, “every” might be a little strong.  I co-taught the class in … Continue reading →

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Clarification

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Marie Loughin

I want to perfectly clear: I was not trying to imply that my beautiful daughter in any way looks anything like Gollum.  Here is the picture of Jules. Here is a picture of Gollum: Any resemblance is purely coincidental. For … Continue reading →

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I wanna be a 1950’s mom

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Marie Loughin

Truthfully, I don’t know what it was like to be a 1950’s mom.  My own mom was in high school then, so she’d have an idea.  But I don’t want to ask her.  It might burst my little fantasy of … Continue reading →

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I wanna be CEO of Universal Studios

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Marie Loughin

Sorry to be quiet for so long.  We took our annual vacation to visit grandparents in Florida and I elected to use the computer as little as possible to rest my beleaguered hands/arms.  Hence, no blogging. In case you’re wondering, … Continue reading →

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I wanna be Santa Claus . . .

Posted on December 25, 2010 by Marie Loughin

. . . because he’s jolly, well-liked, everyone EXPECTS him to be fat, and he only works one day of the year. Need I say anything more?? Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night. Marie

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I wanna be five years old. . .

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Marie Loughin

. . . so that I can believe in Santa. Do you remember being five years old?  I do, a little.  In particular, I remember that there is no better time to be five than on Christmas.  Well, except maybe … Continue reading →

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I wanna be Ivan Coyote

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Marie Loughin

To become a published novelist, there are certain things you should do. One of those things is to attend writers’ conferences and workshops. Oh, I’m sure there are plenty of examples of published authors who didn’t attend some sort of … Continue reading →

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