Archive - Knowing Yourself Through Fiction

The Secret Was Never the Food

Sometimes the best traditions are the ones no one remembers starting.

Aug 2 • Marylee Pangman, Author

July 2026

The Line in the Sand - Chapter 12

The life she wanted was waiting on the other side of one decision.

Jul 31 • Marylee Pangman, Author

When the Women of the Canyon visit with the author

An invitation to pull up a chair on the veranda

Jul 26 • Marylee Pangman, Author

Familiar Waters - Chapter 11

Some journeys lead us forward. Others carry us back to what we long to believe.

Jul 24 • Marylee Pangman, Author

What If All Those Scraps of Paper Are Actually One Story?

The problem may not be that you have too many ideas. It may be that you haven’t recognized what’s connecting them.

Jul 21 • Marylee Pangman, Author

You Don’t Have Too Many Ideas

You just haven’t found the thread yet.

Jul 14 • Marylee Pangman, Author

The Chair No One Sat In

When she looked at the empty chair, her face did not change, but the room around her seemed to.

Jul 12 • Marylee Pangman, Author

Before the Ship Sailed - Chapter 10

The hardest decision wasn’t boarding the ship. It was deciding what to do when Robbie appeared.

Jul 10

I Forgot About Those

The difference between losing something and just putting it down

Jul 7 • Marylee Pangman, Author

Before We Call It Writing

Five women, one blank notebook, and the small things they once saved without knowing why.

Jul 5 • Marylee Pangman, Author

Mirage of Trust Interlude

What is Robbie thinking?

Jul 3 • Marylee Pangman, Author

June 2026

The Cost of Silence – A Story in Five Voices

A Weekend Story from Echo Canyon

Jun 28 • Marylee Pangman, Author

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