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Several years ago, I picked up a used copy of the late, great journal, Quilt Digest, published and edited  by Roderick Kiracoffe and Michael Kile. To my surprise, this particular issue (Issue 3, published in 1985) contained a short story by Marianne Fons. I had no idea that along with being a famous quilter, Marianne was also a writer!

Fast forward to -- oh, I don\\u2019t know. 2018, maybe? One day, out of the blue, Marianne Fons emailed me. After years of backburnering her writing life, she was back at it. She\\u2019d come across my book Birds in the Air and was curious who my agent was. With that email, a correspondence and eventually a friendship was born.

So when I started thinking about what -- and whose -- stories I wanted to read on the Quilt Fiction podcast, Marianne came immediately to mind. I emailed her for permission to read her story from that long ago issue of Quilt Digest, and she graciously gave her permission. Not only that -- she agreed to be interviewed for today\\u2019s episode!

One of the reasons I love talking to Marianne about writing is because she\\u2019s so passionate about it. If you want to know more about Marianne\\u2019s life story, and more about her quilting story, here\\u2019s a link to an interview I did with her in 2020 for the Quilt Alliance\\u2019s Story Bee show. If you\\u2019re not familiar with the Quilt Alliance, it\\u2019s a nonprofit organization that serves to document quilters and their stories. You can visit the Quilt Alliance by clicking on this link. 

Visit Marianne\\u2019s website to read her blog and stay up to date with what she\\u2019s reading and quilting. While you\\u2019re there, sign up for her email newsletter! Check out Marianne\\u2019s pride and joy, the Iowa Quilt Museum.

Marianne took a year-long workshop at StoryStudio Chicago. Both in-person and online writing classes are available. 

Remember: It\\u2019s not too late to sign up for Quilt Fiction\\u2019s first ever QAL! For more info, follow this link!

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