1. The Fires of Bride features romance, lesbians, and Christ’s twin sister. April Sinclair’s got a coming of age story featuring 1970s Chicago, a black bi woman, and politics in Ain’t Gonna Be the Same Fool Twice. 2. Help a friend break their cycle of drama with How to Be an Adult in Relationships: The Five Keys to Mindful Loving…. just be prepared to not [...]
Home >>
movies:Romance
First up, we got an awesome bit of her-story: women programmers and mathematicians helped decide WWII. One of the links talks about how they were never formally acknowledged for their work, and what that means for histories of science. Rewinding a bit, here’s a link that talks about 10 surprising things invented by women, and includes a very brief discussion of women and patent law. Next up: Jessie Little [...]
Happy International Literacy Day, everyone! You’ll recall from last year that International Literacy Day celebrates the achievements of new readers, as well as educators, and activists. It’s also a celebration of the many types of literacy, and a public acknowledgement of their interconnectedness. Today, you should thank a teacher, consider the implications of an educational system that treats testing as the end-all be-all of evaluation, [...]
Books like Sins & Shadows are a case in point for why I can’t quit urban fantasy. You got your standard PI with a past (the delightfully stubborn Sylvie Lightner), a whole lotta mystery, and some delicious characterization. Lightner’s got to find the god of Justice’s lost lover. Lightner’s a delightfully snarky, angry dynamo — the kind of fierce heroine urban fantasies so often promise but [...]
YOU GUYS I’m still all giddy from getting married like 3 weeks ago. I know that’s old news in internet time, but seriously? I’m still celebrating. IN MY HEART. Oh, Katy Perry. Why are your songs so much better when they’re covered? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps2OKAORrUM Let’s end on a beautiful downer of poem. “Take me home afterwards, wrap me in a blanket…” Trigger warning for mention of [...]
I attended my sister’s graduation from South Carolina School of Leadership a few months ago, and took away some real zingers of examples of what the religious world I grew up in is still like. The pastor of the church that hosts SCSL, Stephen Chitty, took the opportunity of speaking as the “pastoral address” at the graduation ceremony – in place of a commencement address. [...]
1. How does blogging fit into your work as an author? I started a blog in the early days of my career because my agent suggested it. It’s a good way to get news out, share snippets of works in progress, and hold contests. Over the years, however, I find I’ve developed a rapport with fans, and really enjoy the direct contact. On my live [...]
