Eventually, Wendy was able to take Lucy Jane home, a beautiful, healthy baby. And then, less than seven years later, Wendy Wassersteinn died of lymphoma, a disease she probably succumbed to in part due to the drugs she was given in order to allow Lucy Jane to come into the world. Whe...
Although, as her Wikipedia page puts it, Kerr “is largely unknown to contemporary readers and her books are long out of print,” she had ten novels to her name by the time she was enlisted to work on this project and was a frequent contributor of magazine fiction. In theory, The Woman...
In fact, as Claud always had tremendous trouble paying the fees, I am not sure he knew either, but I was very politically unaware in those days, even more than I am now, and it never occurred to me to wonder why someone so dedicated to the overthrow of capitalism should send his ...
They decided to set up a shop to sell some of these donations to raise money for that appeal. Now there are over 7,000 charity shops in the UK. My favourite charity shop in my hometown is the Red Cross shop, where I always find children’s books, all 10 or 20 pence each.Most of...
Dogs dumped because the owners want to go away for the summer, which have to accept their lives have changed, their families gone forever. Young dogs growing inconveniently bigger than expected, adored as puppies, suddenly unwanted, and needing confidence restored. Not every home suits every ...
SFRSS: Let’s start with books. We assume you like to read SF as well as write it. What’s your favorite speculative book or series by another publishing author? Kat Vancil:Hands downThe Scorpio Racesby Maggie Stiefvater. It’s a wildly original take on a little known Celtic legend, ...
Similar to a rockhound’s choice in rocks, a rockhounds choice in tools might be a little difficult to pin down. We’ve got a few ideas for you though, so take a look at some of these items to see if any of these seem like they fit your rockhound! The Rock Scoop A rock scoop...
3: The Price of Ransom): Space opera, set in a future history in which Earth sends out its unwanted to colonize a distant region. My first true kick-ass heroine because she is an actual martial artist. My early interests in revolution, inequality, and deconstructing the romantic hero trope...
I, too, have lived my whole life worrying that I am too much like unwanted luggage. But he, together with so many others, makes me feel weightless, and wanted, and worthy. From where I’m standing, there is no greater love than that. ...
it is still the mainstay of the Feminine Mystique. Such an outlook helps guard man from unwanted competition in his “serious” professional activities and assures him of “well-rounded” assistance on the home front, so that he may have sex and family in addition to the fulfillment of his...