ARTICLES
BY MARY CAMARILLO
Sitting On The Author’s Porch
I got to sit on The Author’s Porch for a few minutes and answer a few questions. You can read the interview here where I
Interview With BookReader Magazine
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now? I grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina. My father worked
The Lockhart Women Get Spotified
LARGEHEARTEDBOY.COM PRESENTS MARY CAMARILLO’S PLAYLIST FOR HER NOVEL “THE LOCKHART WOMEN” “The Lockhart Women” tracks the Simpson trials which marked the birth of reality television
Music, Regrets, and Bizarro
Here’s a snippet of the Authorsanswer.com interview where I discuss the music I listen to, the regrets I have, the comic strip that I love
Unlikeable Characters
Because I’m a big fan of unlikeable characters, I’ve created a few. The very likeable Cathy Zane gave me a chance to expound on this
It’s Okay to Make Stuff Up
Someone tell these Girl Scouts pictured above that it’s okay to make up stories. I got to explain that to the wonderful Christina Consolino in
The Perm Was A Mistake
AUTHORS INTERVIEWING CHARACTERS BOOKSBYWOMEN.ORG: Mary Camarillo Interviews Brenda Lockhart. I find Brenda Lockhart sitting on her couch in front of the television in her home
ONE YEAR AGO, LIFE IN LA CAME TO A SCREECHING HALT
To mark the one-year anniversary of the shutdown in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Times asked readers to reflect on life in L.A., how their
My Week in the High Sierra.
Community of Writers graciously shared one of my essays in the latest issue of Omnium Gatherum Quarterly. The issue is available here. Six years ago,
Will The Wolf Survive?
Making stuff is popular these days. Witness the resurgence of sourdough bread baking, candle stick making, tie-dying, knitting and sewing. Making stuff has definitely helped
Turkey Day in Angrytown, USA
Of course, there was a protest about the 10 p.m. curfew at the Huntington Beach Pier last Saturday night. It’s become part of our city’s
Surf City Side Shows Continue
Once again, the city where I live is in the news. Huntington Beach residents elected Tito Ortiz (pictured at the left) to the city council.
