Cindy MarabitoDec 3, 20207 minAll in a day's work....JFK and meIt 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...
Cindy MarabitoDec 3, 20204 minAll That Jazzfrom my memoir Beautiful Mountain As an alternative, I was allowed to switch to jazz lessons. I could still wear my pink ballet slippers,...
Cindy MarabitoNov 22, 20203 minThe Torchfrom my memoir Beautiful Mountain I never really liked the movie Camelot. It came out later when I was in junior high school. But, back...
Cindy MarabitoNov 22, 20203 minBob Dylanfrom the chapter Emmett Till in the novel Jackson Jeanine drove a light green ’59 Rambler. It was a hardtop, but it suited her perfectly....
Cindy MarabitoNov 21, 20203 minAmelia from the memoir Beautiful Mountain My band director, Jack Pattison was another mean man who had a direct influence on my life. He almost...
Cindy MarabitoNov 19, 20203 minSatan is Realfrom Beautiful Mountain a memoir by Cindy Marabito Daddy had come crawling back and had quit the drinking. They remarried and we all...
Cindy MarabitoSep 22, 20201 minFrom the chapter Sorrow - The Legend of Sky DiamondHenry wore his brown hair long, casually brushing against his famous work shirt collar. He was probably about forty when I met him,...
Cindy MarabitoSep 2, 20209 minIn the kitchen with Liz Dupree - from the chapter Africa; Jackson, the novelThe character Liz Dupree was inspired by the magnificent Laura Dern way back when Jackson was a screenplay in the 90's...she's been...
Cindy MarabitoAug 30, 20203 minSkitz: A whiter shade of palefrom 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...