summer storm novel by james warren

Thoughts on International Women’s Day – Especially about Women Supporting Women

March 8th is International Women’s Day. Its motto is: Diversity. Equality. Unity. Fantastic concepts. But more plain ol’ common sense than an earth-shattering manifesto. That’s why it’s puzzling to me that a large portion of the American female population does not embrace these ideals for themselves. In the spirit of trying to change the minds of women who are fully entrenched in the patriarchy as the acceptable status quo in life, here goes… …Read more »

How to Step Out of Line: For the Greater Good

Last year Alex Borstein won an Emmy for Best Supporting Actress. In her acceptance speech she told a story about her grandmother, a Holocaust survivor, standing in a line that would lead to her execution. She asked the Nazi guard what would happened if she stepped out of line. He told her that somebody would shoot her. She stepped out of line anyway. Alex said, “And for that, I am here, my children are here. So step out of line, ladies, step out of line.” Although nowhere near as epic as that story, here is one of mine about stepping out of line. …Read more »