@SNMaril

Nadja Maril: author, journalist & blogger. Fan of courageous literary magazines, daring novels & perceptive CNF. Antique Lighting Expert, https://xitter.cf/t.co/OssE88dZ0z

 Annapolis, Maryland
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Joined January 2012
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I just published MAY WE FEED THE KING provides a Different ‘Roadmap’ for Aspiring Novelists nadjamaril.medium.com/may-we…
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Join the Masquerade! Writing Persona Poetry oldscratchpress.com/2026/09/…

Join the Masquerade! Writing Persona Poetry

If you’ve never written a poem in any voice but your own, you might want to try writing a persona poem—it may lead you down unexplored paths of creativity! The Academy of American Poets defines a p…

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I just published The Kennedy Center Fate, an Ancient Tale nadjamaril.medium.com/the-ke…
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Sci Fi Writers are often Visionaries nadjamaril.substack.com/p/sc…
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I just published AI Safety: What Science Fiction Warns Us About the Future nadjamaril.medium.com/ai-saf…
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I just published The Secret to Hummingbird Feeders: More Sugar, More Birds nadjamaril.medium.com/the-se…
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Sharing my favorite song and mourning the loss of Dolly nadjamaril.com/2026/08/26/do…

Dolly Parton: A Legacy of Generosity and Authenticity

I remember it was in the spring of my freshman year in college that my closest friend Barbara played for me her newest purchase, a Dolly Parton album. I’d never heard of Dolly Parton but I li…

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I just published The Rise of Non-Alcoholic Beverages: A Personal Journey nadjamaril.medium.com/the-ri…
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Get Published: Submit to Instant Noodles Literary Magazine 2026 oldscratchpress.com/2026/01/…

Get Published: Submit to Instant Noodles Literary Magazine 2026

by Nadja Maril, a founding member of Old Scratch Press Collective Happy New Year to readers and writers around the world. May your New Year 2026 be happy, safe, and productive. If one of your …

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I just published King Midas and the Lessons of Wealth and Generosity medium.com/p/king-midas-and-…

King Midas and the Lessons of Wealth and Generosity

We live in a world of contrasts. On my mind this past week was the large divide in the United States between the rich and poor, exasperated…

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"The Match" by Paul Lewellan — Across The Margin acrossthemargin.com/?p=42386 via @acrossthemargin

The Match

A short story where a corporate takeover and surprise meeting in a medical waiting room leads to lunch, and potentially much, much more... by: Paul Lewellan The algorithms at Couples.Com would never...

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Photo by Jan Antonin Kolar on Unsplash

Download this free HD photo of grey by Jan Antonin Kolar (@jankolar)

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Choosing the Best Writing Challenge for November

Mid-October has been the time each year for me to gear up for National Novel Writing Month. I’d make an outline or at minimum a plan of what I intended to accomplish over 30 days.  But all thi…

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Ritual themanifeststation.net/2025/… just published by Manifest Station

Ritual | The Manifest Station

My aunt was a traveler. She had no children, never married...Her instructions were clear. Cremate my body. No burial.

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Two Weeks themanifeststation.net/2025/… via @The Manifest Station .. Here is what I was trying to share...

Two Weeks | The Manifest Station

The last bag of chemo is attached to me. I will wear it home. It will run for the next two days.

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Sharing a powerful essay I read this morning, because when you think your life is tough, maybe it's time to try on someone else's shoes.
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I just published Before and After, a Novel, the News & Writing about Crime and Punishment medium.com/p/before-and-afte…

Before and After, a Novel, the News & Writing about Crime and Punishment

Another act of gun violence, this time the assassination of conservative provocateur Charlie Kirk, took over the weekend headlines. And…

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I just published How Pennies Shaped Our Memories and Finances medium.com/p/how-pennies-sha…

How Pennies Shaped Our Memories and Finances

My father liked to save his pennies in the top drawer of his dresser. Every so often, I’d sneak into my parent’s bedroom and open the…

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I just published The Beauty of Hummingbirds and Small Pleasures medium.com/p/the-beauty-of-h…

The Beauty of Hummingbirds and Small Pleasures

A special piece of candy, a beautiful sunset, an unexpected call from an old friend; sometimes it’s the little things that can brighten a…

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I just published Exploring Magical Realism Through the Culinary Inspiration of Cabbage medium.com/p/exploring-magic…
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