"Trust your intuition and do whatever it takes to fend off an attacker. You've got to fight for your life," said a Washington State jogger, recently attacked while on a run.
Imagine tgat you're heading out of town. Before leaving, you probably do a last-minute check to...
(6) Comments | Posted October 13, 2010 | 3:22 PM
The following passage from my essay "Fierce Love: The Heart of the Female Warrior" was published in a predominately male-authored anthology. In it, I counter myths about the female of the species, paying tribute to women's own fighting heart. Brace yourselves ladies, here come fightin' words:
To be...
(10) Comments | Posted September 22, 2010 | 1:24 PM
"I declare to you that woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself."
--Susan B. Anthony, 1871
Amen sister. My head is nodding feverishly. Ms. Anthony's words stir holy fire in my heart. If I was an...
(5) Comments | Posted June 7, 2007 | 10:18 PM
The headline admittedly made my bosom heave. In case you missed it, last September, when Susan Kuhnhausen, a 51 year old nurse, returned home from work she encountered an intruder wielding a claw-hammer. He attacked, striking her in the head and face. Our girl gave as good as she got:...
(0) Comments | Posted May 10, 2007 | 11:06 AM
How do you thank a mother when that mother is a country? Mother India isn't really my country--my own roots can be traced to Russia and Eastern Europe--but I was there, a guest on her soil. In 1975, when I was nineteen, I traversed her midlands, climbed her hilly rugged...
(20) Comments | Posted November 12, 2010 | 3:43 PM