It’s always a treat when you find something you feel was made for you. Not so much in a creepy, people-shaped hole in the side of a mountain way, but more like the creator of the thing peeked into your mind and made it based on what they saw there. I briefly mentioned this experience […]
Dear readers! As we wander through the cold, bleak months of winter, at least we have our fabulous blog to keep us warm and bring us some light! Here’s what our bloggers were up to this week: On Monday, blogger Christina “DZA” Marie shared thoughts on some women of classic English literature; On Tuesday, we […]
For anyone who doesn’t know about the animated films made by Hayao Miyazaki, wow are you in for a treat. The Japanese director has an extensive catalog of delightful, charming, powerful, magical movies chock full of amazing characters, many of whom happen to be female, though they are first and foremost truly human (even the […]
Can you believe we’re already a month into the new year? Like so many people, there’s a good chance you’ve recently reflected on the past year and made some resolutions or goals for the upcoming year. As writers, there’s a good chance writing is one of the things you evaluated heavily. We regret all the […]
One of my favorite YouTube channels is Overly Sarcastic Productions. They’re a two-person team: Blue does videos that focus on history (usually ancient Greek/Roman) while Red does videos on myths, classic literature, and modern tropes. They’re both hilarious and educational, so if you haven’t checked them out, do so. A couple of years ago Red […]
I have been wanting to explore human women in Greek mythology for this blog, in addition to the great Goddesses. So, I’ve been seeking out, introducing myself, and chatting with some of them: Atalanta the swift runner Erigone who hanged herself by the well Queen Metaneira and her lovely daughters Nausikaa who helped Odysseus Some […]
In this month’s column, we apply our thought experiment to the ever-contentious topic of politics and consider how women might participate in government in a society unburdened by sexual politics. Worldbuilding requires worlds, and aside from lawless dystopian societies, worlds require political machines to run them. Authors who wish to write matriarchal or egalitarian societies […]
[Editor’s note: see Part 1 of this two-part series yesterday.] Over the course of those two years I watched this man’s star shoot higher, shine brighter. It seemed like everything he touched, with every acting job, his popularity went even higher. This made it much harder for me to find an avenue to delivery Freddy’s […]
Early one hot August Saturday morning, I walked through a park near where I live. I like the quiet the early morning brings to me. The day was muggy with no breeze. Nothing was stirring except the few brave joggers and dog walkers. Passing a playground that was empty, I noticed one swing in a […]
Throughout the latter part of the last century my bookshelf held a rather good, if dog-eared, collection by spec women pioneers. I gave away these physical manifestations when we moved coasts in a single U-Haul UBox a few years ago. But they live on in my heart. Some of the writers from my shelf have […]
