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Marci Darling

Bewitched By “The Witches”

I am not a huge Roald Dahl fan. Even as a child I found his stories to be disturbing and unsettling, and my own children feel the same…

4 min readOct 29, 2020

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Bewitched By “The Witches”

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An Idea (by Ingenious Piece)

How Divorce is Like Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

I’ve been divorced for two weeks, and the battle wounds are not healed yet, and there are many many loose ends to sort out, but the relief…

5 min readAug 29, 2020

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How Divorce is Like Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

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Marci Darling

Blue Starfish Miracles

Imagine walking barefoot on a ramshackle wooden dock on a sunny day with the ocean moving beneath you. You can hear the creak of old wood…

6 min readAug 29, 2020

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Blue Starfish Miracles

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Marci Darling

Can a Pair of Purple Velvet Boots With Upturned Toes Turn Pain into Humor?

I say YES! (It’s Worth a Try, Right?)

10 min readAug 29, 2020

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Can a Pair of Purple Velvet Boots With Upturned Toes Turn Pain into Humor?

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The Haven

Apparently Lawyers Don’t Take Fairy Dust as Payment (I think they should)

Back in December, I received an email from my lawyer while my sister, Maria, was visiting me from Utah. Maria is my older sister, and…

5 min readAug 29, 2020

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Apparently Lawyers Don’t Take Fairy Dust as Payment (I think they should)

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Marci Darling

A Crown made of a Kaleidosope of Butterflies

I’m tired of being in pain all the time. I’m tired of wearing a crown of thorns. They pierce my skin and they never stop hurting. I want to…

4 min readAug 27, 2020

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A Crown made of a Kaleidosope of Butterflies

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Marci Darling

Fairy Tale Venice: Traveling with Teens requires Hope, Humor, and Chutzpah

It’s been a really tough couple of years for our family, between losing my father to cancer, my best friend to suicide, and my husband to…

12 min readAug 26, 2020

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Fairy Tale Venice: Traveling with Teens requires Hope, Humor, and Chutzpah

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Marci Darling

I have found the paradox that if I love until it hurts, then there is no more hurt, only more love.

I’ve seen things during my time that there are no words for, and now, at the age of 50, when the amount of loss and trauma in my life is…

6 min readAug 26, 2020

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I have found the paradox that if I love until it hurts, then there is no more hurt, only more love.

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Marci Darling

Don’t Be Smashed

Divorce and death seem especially piercing on holidays. I don’t know why.

6 min readAug 26, 2020

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Don’t Be Smashed

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Marci Darling

Magic on the Orient Express

Right now, tonight, on this moonlit night, I am dreaming of trains, and specifically the luxury train to end all trains: the Orient…

10 min readAug 25, 2020

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Magic on the Orient Express

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Marci Darling

Marci Darling

Mom. Writer. Entertainer. Cookie Lover. Former careers: burlesque/belly dancer, circus acrobat, preschool teacher, and Harvard scholar. Www.marcidarling.com

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