Sarah Jones, a writer for The New Republic  offers advice on how to seek a compromise to end the abortion war.  (“Turning Pro-Life Blue,” by Sara Jones, The New Republic, Jan. 8, 2018, pgs. 9-10)  Unfortunately, being young, she fails to recognize her advice is alre

NBC TV host Megan Kelly and Jane Fonda squared off recently during an interview in which Kelly asked Fonda about her cosmetic surgeries. (Click)  Fonda was caught off guard.  She’d come to promote her latest theatrical venue and wasn’t expecting a girly snarl.  The question str

When one woman raises her voice to push forward the boundary on women’s rights, other women stand ready to play whack-a-mole with her head. (Blogs 2/3/27, 11/7/17)  Most recently, two former French sex goddesses of the 1950-60s, Catherine Deneuve and Brigitte Bardot,  (Click)  ha

Language is a frail bridge upon which to send out our thoughts and feelings over time and space.  Where is the congruity between puffs of air and our inner lives?  To achieve communion with someone outside ourselves is akin to magic. That bridge becomes frailer when we factor in age

As much as I admire Hillary Clinton, as much as I acknowledge she is a role model for upcoming generations of women, as successfully as she’s mastered numerous tasks, from First Lady to United States Senator, to Secretary of State, to becoming a creditable candidate for the nation�

Mystery writer, Susan Stoner and I produce Just Read It, a 10 minute YouTube program reviewing national best sellers. We air them 8 times a year and invite a local writer to join us each time.  We’ve been at our project for two years and our audience continues to grow.  Naturally,

After 35 years on the bench, a federal appeals court judge is facing the sexual harassment charges of four women. Three staffers said he showed them pornographic photos in his office.  A fourth complained he suggested she workout naked.  (“The U. S. at a glance…” The Week, Dec

I have as many points of dissatisfaction with my body as there are stars in the night sky. Discontent with one’s self image seems to be a feminine curse. I recall, as a kid, finding my mother banging one hip against a bedroom wall, her face as solemn as a witness to a public hanging

Professor Higgins’ line from My Fair Lady asks why a woman can’t be more like a man.  He sees women as frivolous, inferior creatures no real man could  understand.  But change the emphasis of his words and the question asks something different.  Why can’t a woman be more lik

Turning the last page of the August edition of Money Magazine, I noticed an article, “Money Well Spent,” written by a quilter, Cindy Dawn. (2015 pg. 84). In 1983, while doing her military service in Germany, she stumbled upon the sale of a Pfaff sewing machine. She was 24 and hadn