This collection of short fiction by Marilyn Freeman is written with seductive style and captivating rhythm. The title story, Meeting Magdalene is the basis of Freeman's award-winning short film by the same name. Also featured in this collection is In the Way of Intimacy, a new feature film in development.

Meeting Magdalene

Literature & Fiction

Freeman, Marilyn

United States

Naiad Pr

Literary Nonfiction. Art. Film. Winner of the 2020 Nautilus Award's Gold Medal for Creativity & Innovation. In this fragmentary and fluent little gem--full of light and stunning, full-color images--writer and time-based artist Marilyn Freeman offers up her own contemplative practice of dowsing for and creating "opportune moments" of insight and healing. With humor and humility, Freeman reveals her innovative approach to making video essays, a process developed over years of art-making, study and personal searching--a process of waking up again and again to the extraordinary possibilities hidden in everyday existence. Freeman introduces a theory of "evocative" practice as an alternative to the conventions of narrative and non-fiction filmmaking--a risky and rigorous engagement with form that invites the audience to participate in the creation of meaning. Her examination of the dialectical relationship of sound and image takes us far deeper than just a critical study of audio/visual media--deep into the human heart with its dark traumas and its shimmering capacity for honest and compassionate reckoning. Transgressing disciplinary boundaries and trading authority for authentic inquiry, Freeman takes us with her on a foray into time-based art that leaps and wanders from movie theaters to museums to Instagram in search of the "illuminated spaces" where we encounter ourselves and each other. This book is an essential resource for artists who question the importance of their work in these dark times, and for anyone seeking wisdom and wonder in our ordinary world.

The Illuminated Space: A Personal Theory & Contemplative Practice of Media Art

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

The 3rd Thing

When Joan gave her baby up for adoption in 1972, she could have had no idea what consequences would follow decades later. When her son, now a man re-enters her life without warning, tragedy ensues. The life John had been forccd to lead has left its mark on him and even the love and acceptance of his half sister Sophie, living a comfortable life in Bath, cannot undo the harm already done. This is a domestic thriller exploring issues of nature v nurture, sibling rivalry and abandonment. It is a page turner guaranteed to surprise right to the very end. Great for reading groups, and with a useful discussion guide.

SECRETS and LIVES

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Thrillers & Suspense

Spellbrooktales

From Field to Furnace: The Story of One Family's Journey into the Industrial Revolution

Marilyn Freeman

Coalbrookdale: The Bangham Family Story

"Coalbrookdale is a work of fiction based on the life of my ancestor Joseph Bangham, who lived in the Severn Gorge three hundred years ago. He was employed at the Coalbrookdale ironworks when Abraham Darby was perfecting the use of coal in the production of iron. These developments facilitated the mass production of iron and as the technology spread, industry thrived. This was a pivotal moment in the history of the modern world. This is a story of an ordinary family living at an extraordinary time and in the district known as the 'cradle of the Industrial Revolution'. Their lives changed fundamentally as an agricultural evolved into an industrial way of life. The book traces the story of the Bangham family as they move from Banghams Wood where they have been coppicing and producing charcoal for decades, across the Gorge to Coalbrookdale when their lives changed fundamentally, regulated not by the seasons but by the demands of the furnace.\nAs with any family story there is joy as well as tragedy. The many and varied characters interact in ways which sometimes result in unintended consequences, played out against the backdrop of the often brutal 18th Century in England, when a child could be transported to America or even hanged for poaching a rabbit. As for Joseph, did he realise as he laboured at the furnace, he was involved in events that were to change the world? Would those changes be for the better? It seems that even today, we are unsure of the destination. Much has been written about this extraordinary district, but this book offers a different perspective through the lives of some of the ordinary working people who were there at the very beginning."

When Joan gave up her baby for adoption in 1972, she could have had no idea what consequences would follow, decades later. When her son, now a man, re-enters her life without warning, tragedy ensues. The life John was forced to lead has left its mark on him and even the love and acceptance of his half sister Sophie, living a comfortable life in Bath, cannot undo the harm already done. This is a domestic thriller exploring nature v nurture, sibling rivalry and abandonment issues. It is a page turner guaranteed to surprise right to the very end. Suitable for all reading groups and with a useful discussion guide.

Coalbrookdale is a work of fiction based on the life of Joseph Bangham, living with his family in the Severn Gorge three hundred years ago. He worked for the Coalbrookdale ironworks when Abraham Darby was perfecting the use of coal in the production of iron. These developments facilitated the mass production of iron and as the technology spread, industry thrived. This was a pivotal moment in the history of the modern world. The story depicts the lives of an ordinary family living at an extraordinary time, in this district known as the 'cradle of the Industrial Revolution'. It traces the journey of the Bangham family as they move from Banghams Wood, where they have been coppicing and making charcoal for generations, across the Gorge to Coalbrookdale. Their way of life changes fundamentally, no longer dependent on the seasons, but on the demands of the furnace. As with any family there is joy as well as tragedy, all played out against the backdrop of the often brutal 18th Century in England, when even a child could be hanged for poaching a rabbit for the pot.

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Meeting Magdalene

The Illuminated Space: A Personal Theory & Contemplative Practice of Media Art

SECRETS and LIVES

From Field to Furnace: The Story of One Family's Journey into the Industrial Revolution

Coalbrookdale: The Bangham Family Story

SECRETS and LIVES

Coalbrookdale: The Bangham Family Story