A TRIBUTE TO MARCIE LANE Tribute Podcasts

There are a few hats that I currently wear but I�m a mum first and foremost and I couldn�t imagine my life without my lovely boy. I still can�t quite believe I�ve got him and the idea of anything happening to him is just too awful� And so, incomplete families and lost children have dominated my recent work. I don�t know whether, by writing about them, I subconciously think I�ll be able to rid myself of all these fears but there it is and so there was always going to be this tangent to my 'Tribute�.

I wanted to layer the script a bit though and to make sure the deceased got a rounded tribute that paid testament to her character. I hit on the device of reading out a statement / email, not meant for a funeral, which allowed me to present a deeper insight into the narrator, as well as into Marcie. I also liked the idea that there had been an argument and, through the recounting of it, we got to learn more about the two characters and their relationship.

Finally, I wanted the reveal to be poignant and to strike a real chord. A few years ago, I read an interview with a woman who had lost her only child. In the piece she said that you�re an orphan if you lose your parents and a widow or widower if you lose a husband or wife. There isn�t a name for those who lose a child. Perhaps because it�s too awful to put into words.