Where to Find The Unexpected Miss Bennet

Hello! If you are here because of the opinion piece in The New York Times about Mary Bennet, and would like to read The Unexpected Miss Bennet, you’ve come to the right place. Here’s where you can find a copy. The Unexpected Miss Bennet on Amazon in the US The Unexpected Miss Bennet on Amazon in the UK The Unexpected Miss Bennet on Barnes and Noble The Unexpected Miss Bennet on Audible The Unexpected Miss Read more…

Bugs Bunny and the Election of Donald Trump

Note: This was originally from 2016. Do I think the avatar of the trickster is still at play in the 2024 election? I think we’ve gone straight on to authoritarian rule and things will only get worse.  What’s up, Doc? The carrot-smacking, trouble-making, cross-dressing, opera-loving rabbit, the bane of Elmer Fudd’s existence, encapsulates the American psyche. He’s a trickster, a rogue, a mischief-maker — in an earlier incarnation he was Brer Rabbit, and in still Read more…

Woke up in Mordor

Note: I originally wrote this in January 2017. It felt right to revisit. I think this time though, I am going to raise my head and my voice.  I went to bed in the Shire, woke up in Mordor, Exchanged comfort for horror And complacency for fear. But the world that I woke in Is the same some folks walk in, And it’s not their fault This map isn’t mine. I’ve just been lucky, Protected Read more…