First times can be sweet, scary, not quite perfect, or like a moon rocket perfectly shooting into orbit. There are lots of ways to define first times. A mother recollects the first smile, the step, the first words. A young woman remembers her first heels, first make-up, and a few other firsts I can’t mention […]
Clicking Our Heels – Writing: Passion or Work? Stiletto Gang members all write, but the question is why? Read on to find out whether we consider writing a job, a passion or a hobby and whether our emotional reaction to it has changed. Kay Kendall – I consider writing to be my calling. I have […]
Not a Happy Camper by Debra H. Goldstein Ripped off! Violated! Pissed. All emotions and thoughts going through my mind this morning when I picked up my Mah jongg change purse and discovered it was significantly lighter than when I put it in my car’s console Friday morning. It was only four dollars in quarters […]
Revision and Television by Debra H. Goldstein Lately, I’ve been fast forwarding through a lot of television shows, avoiding the commercials. It makes it possible for me to quickly get to the gist of each program, but also makes me realize how much of normal program running time is taken up by ads. Perhaps the […]
Clicking Our Heels – Astrology and the Stiletto Gang Although every member of The Stiletto Gang is a writer, that’s where a lot of our similarities end. This month we decided to investigate if astrology impacts our differences. We specifically addressed what our respective birthday months are and whether we reflect our astrological signs or […]
Are Blogs Passe? by Debra H. Goldstein When my first book, Maze in Blue, a mystery set on the University of Michigan’s campus in the 1970’s was about to be published, I was advised to quickly create a website, social media presence, and a blog. The result was: Website: www.DebraHGoldstein.com Twitter: @DebraHGoldstein Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debra-h-goldstein-72473a11/ Facebook: […]
Dancing in My Dreams by Debra H. Goldstein When I was in college, I finally decided to make my father happy. He believed the only safe careers for women were nursing and teaching. Because he acknowledged I wasn’t suited to be a nurse, he pushed for teaching. I didn’t agree. That is, until I discovered […]
Clicking Our Heels – As Writers, What’s Difficult or Easy to Address Jennae Phillippe – Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about representation in fiction; while I want to be inclusive in my writing, I am terrified of being insulting or stereotyping, and yet I want to write about people other than cisgendered straight white […]
Where I Work by Debra H. Goldstein When I wrote my first author bio, I noted my ideas and my writings are diverse. Consequently, I named my personal blog (www.DebraHGoldstein.com/blog) “It’s Not Always a Mystery.” That blog title still captures my personality and authored works perfectly, but recently, I noticed there is another area in […]
I’ve always been good at multi-tasking, enhanced by good organizational skills, the ability to prioritize, and being a fast reader. Mixing those skills and luck, my to-do-list usually ends up checked off. Recently though, my life has been a perfect example of John Lennon’s famous comment: “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other […]