My Barbie Experience I had a Jan doll in about 1959. It was my only toy. I was nine years old. The first time I held her in the backyard, my sister grabbed her and threw her over the fence. That was the last time I saw her. That was…

Philistine By Professor Marcielle Brandler October 29, 2023 You kill my grandparents and ancestors. You take their lands. You move them into a ghetto and build a wall around it. …

By Professor Marcielle Brandler October 29, 2023 You kill my grandparents and ancestors. You take their lands. You move them into a ghetto and build a wall around it. …

The author with her beloved dad, Cecil U. Parks in the eighties. Chuze Off! A true story By Marcielle Brandler “Diana,” murmurs my mother. I flinch. She only attacked me once in front of the twins, when we lived in Hollywood, but my flight reflex is still strong. She continues…

Brain Bleed in the Time of Covid: Lessons which, I Hope Will Help You By Marcielle Brandler Marcielle and her new kitty, Ballet, Nov 2019.

I Want: Unrequited Love By Marcielle Brandler Marcielle in 2017 Psychologists often say that we draw to ourselves the abuse we experienced as children. There is more to it than that. It is not that we draw that to us. …

What Can I Do to Influence Society? by Marcielle Brandler I believe in taking action. It is fine to engage in long, deep conversations about what should be done to improve our country, but action gets things done, obviously. When I lived in Utah, a girl asked me where I…

By Marcielle Brandler One day, I threw the I Ching to get an answer to a very important question that I could not answer for myself. My sweetheart and my best friend had become lovers, all the people in my building were forced to move out, and my former sweetheart…

By Marcielle Brandler I’ve often heard stars in interviews say, “Oh, my dad gave me wonderful advice. He was my mentor. He always set such a good example for us kids.” I hear people at parties reminisce about happy memories of their elders who were wise and loving. I have…