My eldest daughter, Blossom, loves me to tell her stories of things I did when I was a little girl her age. When she turned ten years old yesterday, she asked me to tell her stories of what SHE was like as a little girl, since she was now a mature pre-woman in the double… Read more Back in the Day
I haven’t really “thought” about mono (AKA “glandular fever” in the United Kingdom) since I was a teen and some classmates got the “kissing disease” from playing spin the bottle when we were all in ninth grade. Mostly, I just sulked I wasn’t invited to the part where I could have caught proof of my… Read more Things I never knew about mononucleosis
Sorry I’ve not been posting on Facebook or my blog, but I’ve been unable to access the internet (other than sporadically) for more than a week. It was for a good cause; we took out little girls to Disney World and between the hectic activities and my non-functional tablet computer I wasn’t able to get… Read more Involuntary Hiatus
I have a guest post up over on Saints, Sisters, and Sluts regarding the ancient Israelite queen Jezebel and the feminine personification (or hypostasis) of God. This is not a topic that brings joy to my friends and relatives who have a more orthodox view on theology. In sharp contrast, I am fascinated by it… Read more Hagia Sophia
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times … Happily, I am able to share that The Jezebel Effect went to #1 in the category of Women in Politics on Amazon: That’s great, right? Yes! But then I saw my first review and sadness came for me. Someone has given me… Read more Good News / Bad News
First, let me give a BIG thank you to all those who have already bought my book, The Jezebel Effect. Now comes step two – begging for reviews. For those of you who are not authors, let me explain that books live or die by the reviews they receive. The more reviews, the better. In… Read more Abject and Pathetic Pleading
My friend Lisa writes fiction (under two pseudonyms) and I find the dedication and thought that can go into crafting that kind of book to be fascinating. I also find her ideas to be fascinating. Hope y’all enjoy it as much as I did! If you read Cracked regularly, you’ve probably read David Wong’s post,… Read more Guest Post From Lisa Lewandowski
Obviously, not all powerful and dynamic queens are slut shamed. Even when they develop reputations for other wretched things, it does not QED lead to rumors of sexual deviance. Mary I of England got the moniker Bloody Mary for her strong-arm attempts to re-establish Catholicism in England, but she was never called ‘Slutty Mary’. No… Read more What About the Strong Queens Who Were NOT Slut Shamed?