Marilyn Glover
Bio
Poet and editor, writing to uplift humanity; working on her debut poetry collection to be released in 2026.
British American dual citizen living in the States. Mother of four, grandmother of two.
Owner of The Quiet Collective
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Quit While You Are Ahead
Chiming bells and flashing green and blue neon lights encircled a crowd around me. On my first trip to a casino, I won $20,000, betting a single ten-dollar bill. A swarm of bees buzzed around me, each impatiently waiting a turn at the hot seat, drooling to taste the sweet nectar of my fortune. Finally, I grabbed my printout ticket to cash out and leave. An anxious middle-aged woman parked her purse next to the slot machine, eager to dip her hand in the honey pot, and snatched up my seat.
By Marilyn Glover3 years ago in Fiction
Bellowing Meadow
Dew walking, collecting wildflowers, Eden cherished each step of her barefoot experience. Mindfully, she wriggled grass between her toes while brown baby bunnies nestled among blooms of Black-eyed Susans. Filling her handbasket with yellow-orange daisies showered in condensation was her morning paradise.
By Marilyn Glover3 years ago in Fiction
Lost and Found; Rinse, Repeat
Dear lost girl, Not every journey is a skip down the yellow brick road. The straight and narrow, though plain and simple and the favored route, is not always the ideal path to living, to feeling present. Your barefoot trodden feet long for nothing more than to sink into oceanside sand, feeling tiny grains of crushed rock, ground and sorted, sifting between your toes, but sometimes the ends justifying the means entails an altered trip on a walkway lacking sufficient lighting.
By Marilyn Glover3 years ago in Poets
Stop Assuming Our Autistic Children Are Combative
I will never forget the telephone conversation with a dental receptionist during the pandemic lockdown. Our regular local office was temporarily shut down due to quarantine restrictions, so patients had to receive treatments at the larger dentistry branch. I was engaged in a typical phone call, making an appointment for my son, when I mentioned he was autistic because this was not his routine provider and the staff were unfamiliar with my child's history.
By Marilyn Glover3 years ago in Families
