Marge’s Memoir
Marge Colt’s story is a story we hear over and over again. The small town girl finishes college and heads for the big city. She leaves behind everything that spells and or smells of small town Ohio.
Marge has a wonderful way of telling her story. She has a no frills, no chaser attitude in writing every part. There is something about living in New York. Marge almost makes you believe that life for her began in the city of New York.
Reading Marge’s story allows the reader to hear the bustling traffic, visualize the vital patrons who frequented the local Jewish deli and crowded into the nearby patisserie for something sweet and a strong cup of coffee.
Marge spent enough time in the East Village to witness the community she had come to love morph and change right in front of her. Stone Wall riots, rents changed, new building went up and shady acquisitions of established residences occurred without recourse.
Marge acknowledged her first encounter with a gay neighbor who became a good friend. “Nothing like that in Ohio” she said.
Marge’s writing style is conversational. It flows right through all of her experiences. A lifetime of experiences she will always cherish. There were regrets about some decisions and there were adorations of people and places she will never forget. There may even be a few she would do again in a heartbeat, if age and time would permit it.
Norma Sherman Friend and fellow writer.