Women and Adversity
Women and Adversity: Colleen McCullough as Inspiration
July 30, 2015I remember reading “The Thorn Birds” when it was published in 1977 and fell madly in love with Colleen McCullough’s story, primarily because I’m Catholic and for me at the time it was un ...
Find Your Writing Niche: Restaurant Reviews
July 21, 2015An editor asked me recently if I would write some local restaurant reviews. Nothing fancy and involved: menu, specialty/ies, signature dishes, atmosphere, décor, service, hours, location and anyt ...
Women and Adversity: Growing Indoor—and outdoor—plants
July 16, 2015- Growing healthy flowers and plants has always been a challenge for me. I tell people my green thumb is rusty, but I don’t know why they die. I am on my fourth hibiscus in three ...
Women and Adversity: Myrlie Evers Remembers
June 24, 2015It has taken the massacre in Charleston to awaken people, especially whites, to the facts of continued racism in America. Myrlie Evers lived it. On June 15, 1963, she witnessed her husband, ...
Women and Adversity: Who Needs a Finger?
June 10, 2015I’m not selling body parts, but I was reminded this week how important every part of our body is. I simply placed an iced-tea glass on the counter and it broke−−immediately slicing into the ...
Women and Adversity: Souvenirs and Square Feet
May 28, 2015Souvenir shops are the blight of all vacations. People yearn to remember their travels so they buy spices in Istanbul, crystal in Waterford and religious articles in Jerusalem. My husband ...
Women and Adversity: Hillary Clinton and Cheryl Rios
May 14, 2015No surprise that Hillary Rodham Clinton decided to seek the Democratic presidential nomination. She organized, got on the road and headed for Iowa. Critics didn’t hesitate to point out the fla ...
Women and Adversity: Britt McHenry: Civility and Accuracy
April 30, 2015Women and Adversity: Britt McHenry: Civility and Accuracy The parking lot attendant told Britt McHenry a camera was recording her rant, but the ESPN reporter didn’t stop insulting the woman. R ...
Women and Adversity: Ann B. Ross and the Miss Julia book series
April 16, 2015Women and Adversity: Ann B. Ross and the Miss Julia Series I interviewed Ann B. Ross, the author of the Miss Julia book series, who was coming to Myrtle Beach to promote her recent release, ...
Women and Adversity: Black Women in America
March 26, 2015The U.S. Constitution has amendments banning discrimination, but does it matter? Countless examples of alleged discrimination make headlines today, mostly against black men. What about black w ...