The Power of Support: A Writer's Elixir
Like many writers, especially those of us relatively new to the profession, I tend to hunker down at my dining table, by myself, alone, just me and my keyboard. And while quiet and solitude are important nutrients, solitude is also an insidious toxin when it is measured at too high a level than support. I have been reading with my Sandra Troux co-author, a book about the relationship to money. And the beginning section on deep beliefs were in part a revelation. I knew the
When "Bless your heart" Really Means "F**K You!
What can I say…To have my heart really blessed by you, my darling, is in truth a real blessing.
Reading from my novel "Mama's Girl" Sunday 9/11 2-4PM at the main branch of the Montcl
WRITE GROUP SHOWCASE! Our monthly readings by Write Group writers, Sunday, 9/11, 2-4 pm, Library Auditorium: Main Library 50 South Fullerton Avenue Montclair, NJ 07042 Celebrating WG readers in various genres from our new 2016 Write Group Sampler): Opening remarks from publisher: Hank Quense, and readings by (alphabetically): Virginia Angelovich, Raphael Badagliacca, Ellen Bedrosian, Keith Biesiada, Rosanna Cappelluti, Virginia Cornue, Donna O'Donnell Figurski (via Skype fro
Opposing Votes for Men--Now There's a Thought!
Why We Oppose Votes for Men "Why We Oppose Votes for Men." National American Woman Suffrage Association, c. 1915. Alice Duer Miller’s sarcastic column was published as a poster by the National Women Suffrage Association. Because man’s place is the army. Because no really manly man wants to settle any question otherwise than by fighting about it. Because if men should adopt peaceable methods women will no longer look up to them. Because men will lose their charm if they step o
"Equal Means Equal" Documentary
A good friend just posted on fb the link to an important film, Equal Means Equal, a documentary about women's status and condition here in America. The documentary is wonderful and chilling, the of women is not good. http://equalmeansequal.com/trailer/ In 1978, I was Executive Director of the New York City Chapter of the National Organization for Women and helped organize the 1978 Equal Rights Amendment March and Rally. Fifty five buses from NYC. Thousands of women and men
Welcome to Talking About All
As I embark on this new fall season with my newly designed website, I want to introduce this blog, Talking about All. As you might notice in my website, featuring my published works, I write about many topics. And I write in different genre: fiction and non-fiction and about many different subjects. Therefore this blog will talk about many subjects: writing, social commentary and global issues, women's issues, civil rights, publishing, development of book ideas and the pr