Marisa is in partial hibernation to complete final revisions on her forthcoming novel, They Dreamed of Water.  

And dreaming up a new song or three...

She'll be teaching "Find Your Writer's Voice" at Stanford May 4-5, 2025

Marisa was a guest on the Untangle podcast, talking creativity and awakening.

Her poem "Abel" appeared in the 2024 edition of Paper Brigade, and was featured in the Community of Literary Magazines' "Love Poems for Valentine's Day."

Her poem “Let There Be Dark” appeared in the Summer 2022 edition of The Midwest Quarterly Review.

Marisa’s song “Light Inside” was featured on the soundtrack to Ekilibre Dance Company’s current production, “Lost Paradise.”

Her short story “Love is Sleeping on Broken China” recently appeared in Ruminate Magazine.

Her essay “Home,” a lyrical meditation on place and longing, appeared in the Winter issue of Anchor magazine.

Her short story “Biblioburro,” set in Colombia at the height of the civil war, was featured in the November issue of Tiferet journal.

And her recent “Humansong” was an October selection by Maitri Tunes, which features heart-centered music from wisdom traditions around the world.

Marisa is in partial hibernation to complete final revisions on her forthcoming novel, They Dreamed of Water.  

But she will be teaching “The Palace of Memory: Writing Memoir,” at Stanford University the weekend of April 6 & 7

Marisa was a guest on the Untangle podcast, talking creativity and awakening.

Her poem “Let There Be Dark” appeared in the Summer 2022 edition of The Midwest Quarterly Review.

Marisa’s song “Light Inside” was featured on the soundtrack to Ekilibre Dance Company’s current production, “Lost Paradise.”

Her short story “Love is Sleeping on Broken China” recently appeared in Ruminate Magazine.

Her essay “Home,” a lyrical meditation on place and longing, appeared in the Winter issue of Anchor magazine.

Her short story “Biblioburro,” set in Colombia at the height of the civil war, was featured in the November issue of Tiferet journal.

And her recent “Humansong” was an October selection by Maitri Tunes, which features heart-centered music from wisdom traditions around the world.