Tag: women writers
Moments That Mattered: Excerpt
In Moments that Mattered (Page Publishing, ISBN: 978-1-64462-434-0) author Pamela Hull writes stories of ordinary experiences that were passed over or dismissed but in recall hold clues to lifetime behaviors, attitudes and choices. The span of our lives. Within each segment are disparate, illustrative stories of routine, everyday occurrences. Insignificant at the time, they eventually proved to be life-altering […]
The making of The Fortune Teller and Other Short Works by Nanette L. Avery
Inspiration comes to us when we least expect it. Its provocation can erupt suddenly as if fallen from the night sky while we wander the stars, realized in the chemistry lab mixing and measuring, or found while listening to the roar of Niagara Falls. As unique as a one’s fingerprints or as communal as […]
When Tourists Come Home
Children do not get to pick the cities they are brought up in. They arrive as strangers and are responsible for making themselves at home. But what makes a city home? In the late 1980s my family returned to Lahore, Pakistan from Saudi Arabia and our status changed from that of summer tourists simply looking […]
Excerpt from Beautiful Justice: Reclaiming My Worth After Human Trafficking and Sexual Abuse by Brooke Axtell
A story of healing and a guide to seeking justice after sexual abuse from Brooke Axtell, one of the foremost survivor experts on sexual assault, domestic violence, and human trafficking When Brooke Axtell was seven years old, her nanny subjected her to sex trafficking. Today, she is a champion and advocate for women around the […]
A Home of Her Own – How Jane Austen Found the Space to Write
One of the most frequent questions I get as a writer is “Where do you find the time to write?” quickly followed by “Do you have a routine or are you able to write anywhere?” I can always tell when a harried writer is asking, someone who is struggling to fit writing into his or […]
The Story Behind Gill Thompson’s Debut Novel: The Oceans Between Us
I wasn’t expecting the phone conversation to be easy. The voice at the other end was ten thousand miles away. And it belonged to an eighty-six-year-old woman. I anticipated static… mumbling… confusion. But when the call came, the speaker could have been next door. And there was nothing confused about Joan Thorpe. She remembered the […]
The Witchcraft Of Writing, By Louisa Morgan
Every writer hears the question “Where do you get your ideas?” many times in their career. Different writers give different answers. The old joke response is “Cleveland,” but there are more serious ones, helpful ones, like long walks, showers, meditation, and so forth. My answer to the question is usually, “I don’t know.” My secret […]
Lessons From My Children…(I Mean, My Books)
Anyone who has more than one child knows the amazement that comes when you’re faced with visible evidence of how different your children are. One loves to run around outside, the other one only wants to curl up inside with the book. One loves everything pink and sparkly, and the other one wears nothing but […]
Interview with Hello, Stranger Author Barbara Moran
Barbara Moran is a graphic artist from Topeka, Kansas, who was not diagnosed with autism until she was in her early forties. She has spoken at autism conferences, and her artwork has been exhibited by Visionaries + Voices in Cincinnati, Ohio; at Bryn Mawr’s annual Art Ability show; and at the MIND Institute at the […]
The Shaman’s Guide to Power Animals
Almost ten years ago, in the middle of a volcanic lake in El Salvador, I was struck by a mysterious light beam during a late-night walk. After three hours of being unconscious, I awoke to realize that all of my perceptions of the world had changed. I had left my ordinary reality and was now […]
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