World Building: It’s Not Just for Sci-Fi and Fantasy Fiction “World Building” is a writing term you hear most often in relation to the science fiction and fantasy genres. It’s the process of creating the universe in which your characters live and the plot unfolds. Every aspect of life has to be created: the physical setting, the culture, the economy, even the people themselves. In some respects, it’s liberating because in those genres, you can decree anything you like, such as green dogs ... VIEW POST
Alma de Bretteville
Big alma: a patron saint of the "me too" movement The modern “Me Too” Movement was founded in 2006 by activist Tarana Burke as a way for young black girls to share their stories of abuse and begin the healing process (check out her memoir HERE). It reached new heights in 2017 with the exposure (pun intended) of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s decades-long perpetration of sexual harassment and assault against female Hollywood hopefuls.Since then, “Me Too” has ... VIEW POST
Sixteen Packing Tips
Sixteen Packing Tips to Take YOu Anywhere ... except the NOrth POle I absolutely love to travel. I’ve been to such wide-ranging places as Tibet and the Amazon. I’ve traveled with kids and without, been on cruises and land tours, traveled independently by car and train, even rented homes and stayed in one spot for a while. So, you’d think that after all that experience, I’d come home after at least one trip and say, “I packed just what I needed for that ... VIEW POST
Asylums: More than Enough to Drive Women Crazy
We all know that women's rights have been late to the party. State laws didn't start allowing us to control our own earnings until the mid-nineteenth century, and in many states, women couldn't manage their own property after they were married. Laws prohibited women from doing things that men took for granted (like smoking in public or using contraception) on the pretext of "protecting women's health." Divorce, extremely difficult to obtain, was fraught with social and financial peril ... VIEW POST
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