Born in Southern Ontario along the shores of Lake Huron, Marian Stack was raised in a strict Roman Catholic household. In the beginning, this low-income family of siblings consisted of five girls, she being the youngest or the "baby", and one boy, who was stuck in the middle. Shortly after her arrival, her family was struck by disaster. Her father was killed in a head on collision, and her family was thrown into poverty. During the first decade of Marian's young life, she rapidly understood the difference between have and have not. During her teens, she watched her mother survive solely on her merit and problem solving skills. Her mother, through her actions, taught Marian that anything a man could do, a woman could do. This lesson was more about survival, rather than the movement that followed. Through the second and third decades, Marian struggled to obtain and understand her sexual orientation. She silently fell in love with television movie stars and high school girlfriends. Feeling completely alone in her confusion, she became somewhat of a nomad, travelling across Canada, often by bus, hoping and praying someone would notice her and offer up a solution to her sorrow. Now in her sixth decade, she resides in the magnificent Canadian Rocky Mountains with the love of her life of 32 years and their adorable puppy Miss Marley B.