Crack the Spine – Marlena Chertock

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Interview in Crack the Spine

Posted on February 13, 2017August 1, 2017

I was recently interviewed in Crack the Spine’s Wordsmith series! They asked me how long I’ve been writing, what my greatest challenge as a writer is, and the best piece of advice on how to stay sane as a writer. Read on to find out more about the main message in my short story in […]

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‘Ilana and the science experiment’ published in Crack the Spine 🔬🔭⚗️

Posted on January 5, 2017

Ilana is just a typical seventh grade girl. She buys $1 lipsticks at the store with her friends and spends most of her day in school. She “was a little scared that she’d splutter and bubble on her way to becoming a woman,” but it doesn’t seem as dramatic as her older cousins have made it […]