top of page
Author, Artist, Storyteller

LIFE'S SECOND ACTS
a blog by Marilyn Woods
Search


Speaking Engagement: Rancho Bernardo Chapter ofBrandeis University
I'm looking forward to doing another talk for Rancho Bernardo Chapter of Brandeis University at their annual Book and Author Luncheon on...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Sep 3, 20241 min read
21 views
0 comments


Speaking Engagement: San Diego Chapter of Pi Beta Phi Luncheon
San Diego Chapter of Pi Beta Phi Luncheon on September 11 at Parc Bistro Brasserie, the French restaurant that is featured in After Goya...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Sep 3, 20241 min read
13 views
0 comments


Across the Generations: Women’s Stories in Prose & Poetry
Come hear me read at this free event! Through the ages women have come together to tell their stories. Generation after generation, we’ve...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Apr 5, 20241 min read
21 views
1 comment


Come see me at the San Diego Writers Festival
The festival is on Saturday April 6, 9am to 6pm. Come see my reading from Volume 5 of Shaking the Tree from 2:15-3:15pm. Readings from...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Apr 1, 20241 min read
16 views
0 comments


It's official!
Please join us for a special ABCD Day Luncheon as we welcome guest speaker and published author, Marilyn Woods, to discuss her latest...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Jan 20, 20241 min read
357 views
0 comments


Big week for me!
Just back from Dallas, where I grew up and where it was seventeen degrees all weekend. It's seventy degrees and sunshine this afternoon...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Jan 15, 20241 min read
190 views
1 comment


Proud to be part of this group and this event!!!
9th Annual San Diego Memoir Showcase& Shaking the Tree Vol.5 Celebration December 14, 2023, 7:00 pmConrad Prebys Performing Arts Center...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Dec 9, 20231 min read
29 views
0 comments


Tune in to my Zoom Reading Hosted by Wild Roof Journal
Join me for this virtual reading hosted by Wild Roof Journal. I'll be reading along with other contributors to Issue 18. The reading will...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Jan 19, 20231 min read
25 views
0 comments


Join me! San Diego Decameron Project Anthology Book Launch on March 21st
Join me at the San Diego Decameron Project Anthology Book Launch on Monday, March 21st at 6:30 pm at the Central Library. Inspired by The...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Mar 18, 20221 min read
16 views
0 comments


Join me! Learn from Local Authors Memoir Panel on November 6
Join me at the San Diego Memoir Writers Association where I'll be talking with a dynamic panel of local authors to discuss our process -...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Oct 5, 20211 min read
50 views
0 comments


Celebrate Women's History Month with Art!
Update: The virtual tour was fabulous, made even more special by the appearance of both Anne Mudge and Marianela de la Hoz. Both artists...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Mar 20, 20212 min read
325 views
0 comments


Join us! "Built by Women" Virtual Tour at the San Diego Museum of Art (March 6)
You are invited to the premiere of The San Diego Museum of Art’s “Built by Women” virtual tour. Channel your inner Rosie the Riveter and...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Feb 22, 20212 min read
246 views
0 comments


Event: Launch of the San Diego Decameron Project (Friday, February 26)
"Mine", a sweet quarantined story about a bottle of wine, some candy, and my next door son, was selected out of 100 stories to be...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Feb 10, 20211 min read
48 views
0 comments


#1m, #46
At the exact moment Joseph R. Biden Jr. was pronounced president of the United States, an ample and jolly forty-something health care...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Jan 20, 20214 min read
234 views
7 comments
bottom of page