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The SLA: A story told primarily by men

February 17, 2018

The SLA story has been a story told primarily through men. The definitive book about the SLA, Voices of Guns, …

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My latest obsession: “Alice”

June 13, 2017

Ah, Logo TV. The network feeds my sitcom addiction. A couple of months ago the network started airing reruns of …

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I wanted to hate this book from 1979, but I just couldn’t. Here’s why.

June 2, 2015

I found more useful advice in this book than I expected.

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For International Women’s Day: Anais Nin, 1974

March 8, 2015

“She will be a woman in harmony with her own strength, not necessarily called masculine, or eccentric, or something unnatural.” In honor of International Women’s Day, please enjoy this passage from Anais Nin.

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