by Marla Taviano | Faith Deconstruction, Identity, Spiritual Writing
I grew up as an indoctrinated Republican who believed with my whole (bless my) heart that Republicans were the true Christians and Democrats were godless. I wrote an apology to Democrats in 2011 on my blog and voted Democrat for the first time in 2012. So I understand...
by Marla Taviano | Current Events, Mental Health
So you’ve probably noticed there are a couple few things going on in the world right now. You’ve possibly sensed some tension, some anxiety, some angst. Maybe some racism, some misogyny, some white Christian Naziism. (And by “some” I mean a whole heck of a lot.)...
by Marla Taviano | Lake Drive Books News
In celebration of Marla Taviano’s whole: poems on reclaiming the pieces of ourselves and creating something new, we thought we’d offer a poem that is perhaps a good starting point of the whole idea in whole: finally and deservedly realizing you have to...
by Marla Taviano | Faith Deconstruction, Identity, Spiritual Writing
There’s this show I adore called Schitt’s Creek. It got me through a pandemic, repatriation, a breast cancer scare, and an unexpected divorce in 2020. I still watch it every night before bed to help me fall asleep. In episode six of season three of the show, two...
by Marla Taviano | Faith Deconstruction, Identity
Dear Friend of Lake Drive Books, Here’s a guest blog post from Lake Drive Books author Marla Taviano. Like so many of us, Marla has been on a journey of change, and what’s unique about Marla is that she started an Instagram account focusing on books by...
