by Lisa Marlin | Sep 29, 2019 | Blog, My Journey, Running
October 20, 2018 – Twelve women on my mother’s side of the family have had breast cancer. Twelve of us. When a distant cousin asked if it would be okay to include my name on a T-shirt for a fundraiser, I did not hesitate in telling her yes. She would be participating...
by Lisa Marlin | Oct 28, 2018 | Blog, My Journey, Writing
Ironically, it’s easy to write about why it’s hard to write. It only took me three weeks, a few hundred revisions, and two pounds of M&M’s to create this list. 1-2) It’s hard to write when it is cold inside and hot outside or vice versa....
by Lisa Marlin | Jun 18, 2018 | AustinVideo, Blog, My Journey, Parenting, Writing
My son Austin Alexander performed his original song “A Recipe for Love” during the book signing for my story in “Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Miracle of Love” at Barnes & Noble on June 16, 2018. Click on the arrow above to watch. The story...
by Lisa Marlin | Mar 28, 2018 | My Journey, Published
(This story was first published in The Dallas Morning News on July 27, 2003.) With a mother and sister who had breast cancer, the odds for the same thing happening in my lifetime have always been high; one medical study has shown my risk to be five times greater than...