Joan Steinau Lester got my attention with the title of her memoir. What attracts us to another person? Their smile, their intelligence, or that mysterious connection you feel when you […]
Read MoreGeorge Herbert, a 16th century poet, said that “living well is the best revenge.” This adage about success as an antidote to the harm others inflict on us can be […]
Read MoreWhen She Writes Press recently announced the publication of Mother Lode, I was delighted that author Gretchen Staebler had done the rigorous, often draining work that I believe helps achieve […]
Read MoreHalfway From Home is a lyrical and precise cartography of what it means to belong—to a place, to poverty, to a family where abundance never visits, to a life shaped […]
Read More“My mother went missing before I was born.” With that simple statement, author Janice Airhart introduces her mother, Barbara Jean Henke, as the subject of her book, Mother of My […]
Read MoreIs America still a patriarchy? Pretty much, though we’re conditioned to think otherwise. What are truths, what is perception, and how did Jessica Heriot rise above that conditioning when she […]
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