Just Like A Woman

Why doesn’t anyone talk about Boudica anymore? Or how about Theodora? Why is Cleopatra remembered as a seductress, and not as a multilingual diplomat and ruler of a major ancient civilization? Where are my Boudica dolls, my anticipated films about the lives of Theodora and Cleopatra? Will my future daughters know their names readily and [...]

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A few announcements

First, I’d just like to let everyone know that I’ll be back to blogging this weekend. Thank you for your patience - as I said, I had some freelance work come up, and that obviously takes precedence over my work here.
Second, I’m very excited to announce that “The Secret To Being A Dupe,” one of [...]

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Postponed column

While I normally try to get one column written every weekend, I’m currently working on a story for Scene’s annual Summer Guide, and that obviously takes precedence. I hope to be back next week, as I’ll hopefully have a majority of the work done by then.
In the meantime, I wanted to alert you to a [...]

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