Marie Wilson
Bio
Harper Collins published my novel "The Gorgeous Girls". My feature film screenplay "Sideshow Bandit" has won several awards at film festivals. I have a new feature film screenplay called "A Girl Like I" and it's looking for a producer.
Stories (84/0)
- Top Story - January 2024
The Way I Wear My HatTop Story - January 2024
I sat with my hats today, trying to decide their homes. If you hang your hats on a wall, there’s joy in seeing their style & grace: the fabrics, feathers, buttons & bows! But also - some hats attract so much dust that when you take them off the hook to wear to the Easter Parade, they make you sneeze & cough.
By Marie Wilson4 months ago in Styled
The Accidental Novelist
I never intended to write a novel. But I did. And HarperCollins published it. Titled The Gorgeous Girls, it was based on a number of pieces I'd written for Toronto's NOW magazine; they appeared in NOW's feature Naked City, which was all about love and sex.
By Marie Wilson6 months ago in Chapters
Walter Kist & the Seven Whorls Chapter 12
I tried rocking the chair but it stood solid as the oak tree it came from. I managed to make a little noise by tapping my embellished tai chi shoes on the floor. But I suspected the tiny taps were wasted on the Limboland ghosts below.
By Marie Wilson6 months ago in Chapters
Walter Kist & the Seven Whorls Chapter 11
While Irma concentrated on makeup removal I worked my dad’s tie behind the chair. I feared that once she got a good look at me sans whiteface, Kist’s photo of the silver queen would materialize before her eyes and then it would turn into a double whammy revenge mission.
By Marie Wilson6 months ago in Chapters
- Top Story - October 2023
Walter Kist & the Seven Whorls Chapter 9
Jesus pamphlets, chewed bubblegum, poker chips. I used to get some strange stuff in my busker hat. One day among the coins and bills I found a shiny silver tube of lipstick in a shade called Drop Dead Red. The very next day there was a plastic compact of grey eye shadow named Gunmetal. The day after that, a bottle of purple nail polish called Deadly Nightshade.
By Marie Wilson6 months ago in Chapters