Author Archive: Women Writers Women Books
Dutch by birth and serial emigrant, Barbara currently lives with her husband and daughter in a tiny village in Galicia, Spain, as basic and simple as can be. W Barbara's website.
In Doubt We Trust
In Doubt We Trust Why do you question what you simply know inside? Why do you mistrust the magical intuitive voice welling up from within? Have you ever known it to be wrong? For many years, I’ve asked these questions of women seeking acupuncture to help with everything from depression to digestive issues to diabolical […]
Inspiration Behind Secrets We Keep
Inspiration Behind Secrets We Keep When I set my foot in the Sub Saharan Africa for the first time eleven years ago, writing a fiction novel was the last thing on my mind. I was busy learning about my new job and the African continent–trying to understand the challenges facing the private and financial sector […]
On Writing The Narcissist and the Awakening
In my book The Narcissist and the Awakening, I explore the psychological and spiritual sides of what’s happening during these forms of contact, as well as offer healing methods and ways of living to support continued growth and love. In between chapters, a different meditation technique or practice is included, serving as a guidepost and […]
Confessions of a Rock ‘n’ Roll Name-Dropper: My Life Leading Up to John Lennon’s Last Interview
Confessions of a Rock ‘n’ Roll Name-Dropper: My Life Leading Up to John Lennon’s Last Interview is more than just a typical Beatle bio – it’s my memoir, the story of my early rock radio-related life and career wrapped around what tragically turned out to be John Lennon’s last day on the planet. On that […]
Launching Living Legacy: The Love – and the Gift – of a Lifetime
Bestselling Historical Fiction author Ellen Alpsten on Launching Living Legacy: The Love – and the Gift – of a Lifetime As an author of Historical Fiction – the only genre that offers the ‘triple E’ of entertainment, education, and escapism – I believe that life is larger than art, even if its fascinating feats can […]
Let Them Float: In Praise of Magical Realism by Katy Wimhurst
Let Them Float: In Praise of Magical Realism Katy Wimhurst Leone Ross, author of the acclaimed magical realist novel This One Sky Day (2021), once said, Explain to me why it has become acceptable to shit on magical realism. A good question. Some literary people do look down on the genre, even though there has […]
Navigating The Fact-Fiction Divide
The professor walked through the rows of desks, returning our latest assignments. Mine was a feature piece on a kids’ program in Chicago’s western suburbs. I had been doing well in grad school, finding my voice and feeling confident that I was in the right place. No longer an extracurricular pursuit, journalism would be my […]
Reading With Rochelle Weinstein: November
Hello Readers & Friends, Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Like you, I am grateful for a lot, but in recent months, the world has shown us what really matters. Health. Family. Peace. The sheer kindness of strangers. Waking up each day. I’m also grateful for the following: Barbara Bos and this amazing group. […]
The Less-ness of Things
The Less-ness of Things By Beth Kephart The blue-dotted skirt has two saffron-colored stains, and I can’t remember where they came from. It hangs from its pinched clips among the popped buttons and fray of my modest walk-in closet, among nothing remotely a la mode or swanky. I keep my drawers insouciant, too—plenty of air […]
One Year, Two Journeys, Two Memoirs
When I stepped onto my new husband’s 26-foot sailboat in San Diego, bound for Cabo San Lucas, I was a 28-year-old actress with no boating experience. Never could I have imagined that our proposed three-month honeymoon in Baja California’s Sea of Cortez would evolve into a year afloat that would change my life completely. The […]
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