The Roses of Prose

I will admit that I am given over to complaint. I have fibromyalgia and some days I'm in so much pain that I just wander around the hous...

In the realm of female novelists, it would be hard to find a woman of greater achievement than Agatha Christie. After William Shakespeare...

Even at an early age Jane Goodall loved nature. In 1957 she went to Africa for the first time. There she met Louis S. B. Leakey, famous arc...

I thought I'd spotlight an Iowa girl for my first post this month, and a Minnesota girl for my last post. Iowa is my new home (and my ol...

Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope. -- Maya Angelou ...

I have no picture to post with this. There are no newspaper cuttings, no articles in magazines or books. Few even know this lady’s story. B...

Laura Breck One of the strongest influences on my life was my sister, Mary. She was quite a bit older than me, and a strong feminist. To...