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  • Why I Will Still Visit North Carolina

    (And every other state that has done something stupid) North Carolina is making news recently for enacting a law that includes a mandate that transgender people must use public restrooms that correspond to their gender at birth – and known in the media as the Bathroom Law. Along with the social media frenzy that has justifiably jumped on the…


  • So you’ve written a book…

    Day 30 in my search for an agent who is worthy of representing me.  As I learn the ropes of this second step (the first, being, writing the damn thing), I have avoided the urge of feeling rejected and sorry for myself.  Even though I am new to the party, I’m quite aware that the…


  • Who’s the New Face for Women’s Rights?

    The woman who helped define the women’s movement recently paid a visit to our great city as a guest-lecturer of the Raise Your Voice series at Western Michigan University. As Gloria Steinem spoke before a packed house at Miller Auditorium, the energy was high with girlfriends and sisters, along with mothers and daughters – all…