I turned the corner of the hospital corridor and looked at the patient in the room where I was expecting to see my former mother-in-law. The white-haired woman who lay swaddled in bedding, surrounded by IV bags and equipment looked too old and emaciated to be Marie. I asked at the nurse’s station where I could find Room 2012. She pointed to the frail lady across the hall.
Category Archives: Memoir
THEN THERE WAS LARRY
Alluvium Books is thrilled to announce the audiobook release of THEN THERE WAS LARRY, a memoir by Marie Estorge. Marie is the bestselling author of Storkbites: A Memoir and Confessions of a Bipolar Mardi Gras Queen (penned under Marie Etienne) and her debut novel, In the Middle of Otherwise. THEN THERE WAS LARRY is a real-life cautionary tale ofContinue reading “THEN THERE WAS LARRY”
Twelve Questions for Marie Estorge
Amy Schorr asks Marie Estorge, author of IN THE MIDDLE OF OTHERWISE, 12 questions Amy: The title of your book IN THE MIDDLE OF OTHERWISE is quite intriguing. Would you please tell us about it? Marie: My day job is accounting and during a hectic financial close, my colleague said, “Here we are in theContinue reading “Twelve Questions for Marie Estorge”
Revisiting the Past
One of the few upsides to Covid-19 was that my California employer allowed me to work remotely from Louisiana for the summer. In the last 25 years, I hadn’t spent more than a week at a time visiting my family. My college-aged son was studying from our home, so I left him in charge ofContinue reading “Revisiting the Past”