I know people who have written best-selling books, started their own companies, had plays produced on Broadway, reached executive ranks of large corporations, and run not-for-profits that support important causes. Those are just a few examples of people doing extraordinary things in the little sampling of humanity that I know personally. There are many more … Continue reading It’s not too late to be extraordinary
Listing Beyond Forty
This is part of my Fiction Friday series. "I want to talk about my vagina." "Seriously?" "Yes. 'I want to talk about my vagina.'" "She just came up to you in Starbucks and said, 'I want to talk about my vagina?'" "She introduced herself then bam! Straight into her vagina." "What did you tell her?" … Continue reading This is not the feminist theatre festival you are looking for
Jenny Lawson, a.k.a. the Bloggess, spoke about privacy at the BlogHer '14 conference. Her keynote was not billed as a speech about privacy. In fact, I'm not sure she ever even used the word "privacy." Still, in describing her own writing process she listed a series of privacy tips that are good practice for anyone writing … Continue reading Privacy tips from Jenny Lawson, the Bloggess
This weekend I'm at BlogHer '14, and the theme is #selfiebration. This is a selfie-themed bit of Fiction Friday flash fiction although it is rather the opposite of the vibe being celebrated at BlogHer. It was inspired by this tweet: *book cover* RT @GWest_13: The selfie of Dorian Grey #HipsterBooks pic.twitter.com/Dbj5fvzQon — darth™ (@darth) April … Continue reading The Selfie of Dorian Gray
I'm going to the BlogHer '14 conference in San Jose this weekend. I am incredibly grateful to my husband whose sponsorship makes this possible. My husband is not my financial sponsor. He and I contribute close to the same amount to our household income. We put most of our money in joint accounts to cover … Continue reading Thank you to my sponsor: My husband
Kim Z. Dale 