…and Still Couldn’t Get Any Respect In 1881, Edward Charles Pickering, director of the Harvard Observatory…fired his male assistant and replaced him with his maid, Williamina Fleming. So began an…Continue readingThe Women Who Mapped the Universe…
Author James Patterson plans to give a million dollars to independent bookstores and Shelf Awareness asked him why. “I’ve become very concerned about the reading habit in America. I think…Continue readingWhy is he giving $1 million to Indies?
Books can transport readers to faraway lands simply through the power of language, Mail-Oline says, and some novels can transport their fans in reality, too. A survey found that we…Continue readingTraveled to any good books lately?
Nearly a century after the Hindenburg exploded in flames, ending the dirigible era, one company may have finally figured out how to build one suitable for the 21st century. Their…Continue readingA dragon takes to the air
A luminous collection of quotes and photographs from around the world centered on living in joy. To get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide…Continue readingJoy captured in photos
31 Day Blog Challenge, #20 A DIFFICULT TIME IN MY LIFE Struggling to come to terms with the recent passing of my father. I wrote about his illness and rapid…Continue readingThe Story of the White Rabbit
From The Terminator to Back to the Future to Richard Curtis’s new film About Time, movies love time travel – but it’s strictly for men. Anna Smith wishes she could…Continue readingWhy can’t women time travel?
If you had to quickly flee both your home and country, what one thing would take with you? It’s a question that too many people around the world actually have…Continue readingWhat one thing would you take?
31 Day Blog Challenge, #17 Back in 2002, I was writing prolifically for Swans, an online webzine, much of it was pretty focused on the real world and more specifically…Continue readingMy Proudest Moment