Four Ashland-based writers came out yesterday morning (Sunday) to powwow with Kamy Wicoff, the founder of SheWrites.com. Kamy Wicoff has big ideas about the importance of women (and men) writers networking and is growing her site, which currently has 6,000 writers on it. She said men are welcome to join, by the way. Still, the site is primarily to support…
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Founder and CEO of SheWrites.com Coming to Ashland, Oregon Next Weekend
Kamy Wicoff will be in Ashland next weekend, Sunday, December 13, 2009. The CEO and Founder of SheWrites, Kamy is a forward-thinking author and entrepreneur who supports and promotes women writers. We’ll be meeting for coffee to talk about writing at Noble Coffee Roasters on 4th Street near A Street in Ashland, Oregon at 10:00 a.m. There is a lot of…
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Reading Dickens in the Winter
I’m actually in the middle of not one thick novel but two by Charles Dickens right now: Our Mutual Friend and Pickwick Papers. Pickwick Papers, the first thick novel Dickens ever wrote, is something of a hodgepodge. Pickwick Papers was serialized in 1836 and published in 1837. Unlike his later books which are executed with more finesse, you can tell…
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Lynn Margulis profiled in “On Wisconsin” Magazine
There’s an excellent profile of my mom, evolutionary biologist Lynn Margulis, in this month’s “On Wisconsin” Magazine. It’s heartening to see Lynn Margulis profiled in her alma mater’s magazine. My mom received a Master of Science at the University of Wisconsin in 1960. She then went on to earn a Ph.D. at the University of California at Berkeley. My mother’s…
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Women Giving Birth Without Midwives
Giving birth without midwives or doctors present. Have you ever considered doing an unassisted birth? Why would a woman do this? We had a baby 2 weeks ago, without a doctor or a midwife present. The story of our unassisted birth was featured on ABC News. Jeff Barnard, an AP reporter who came to our house seven days after the birth…
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A Kind Letter From A Reader
My husband was at the library with the kids the other day. The children’s librarian, Peri (she’s iconic in Ashland and much loved), said to James, “How about that letter about Jennifer?” “What letter?” James asked. Here’s the letter: Thanks so much for Jennifer Margulis’ lovely article about geocaching and letterboxing! They sound like delightful and fun activities for families,…
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