Archive for ◊ August, 2007 ◊

30 Aug 2007 Love and the Little Green Man (Parade, August 07)

I’m on a roll this month.

http://www.parade.com/features/your-space/070829-little-green-man.html

20 Aug 2007 In India, Brides-to-Be Hire Sleuths (Women’s eNews, Aug 2007)
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My latest article:

http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/3283/context/archive

11 Aug 2007 Let’s take one step forward…

… and ten steps back.

The Delhi Police deserves a pat on the back for a new booklet in which it places the onus of blame for rapes on women themselves. But a poster by filmmaker K.P. Sasi, titled Rules for Girls says it better than I ever could. Here it is:


Don’t go out alone at night
That encourages men

Don’t go out alone at any time
Any situation encourages some men

Don’t stay at home
Intruders and relatives can both rape

Don’t go without clothes
That encourages men

Don’t go with clothes
Any clothes encourage some men

Avoid childhood
Some rapists are turned on by little girls

Avoid old age
Some rapists prefer aged women

Don’t have a father, grandfather, uncle or brother
These are the relatives that often rape young women

Don’t have neighbours
They often rape

Don’t marry
Rape is legal within marriage

To be quite sure - DON’T EXIST!

And the kicker? Sorry, I just can’t stop laughing at this one: “When in rooms do as Roman does.”

See full article here: http://www.indiatogether.org/2007/aug/ksh-dont.htm

08 Aug 2007 Kicking Ass Since 1981

I just received word that one of my essays will be in the book “Voices of Alcoholism,” to be published in March ‘08 by LaChance Publishing in New York.

A contract is on the way from Ms. Magazine. Pass my feminist hat, please.

And since good news comes in threes, or is supposed to, I will go feed myself grapes and wait for the six-figure advance for my as-yet-unwritten novel to arrive.

(For the nitwits who felt the need to ask, of course I’m on a deadline and can’t focus. Have you learned nothing from this blog? I’ll say it one more time: Procrastination = post on blog.)

08 Aug 2007 I have the distinct honor of…
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… being the most active BookMooch member from India.

See: http://www.bookmooch.com/m/bio/mk

For my troubles, I get… uh… books.

07 Aug 2007 Sometimes I wonder if I should be allowed to talk
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Words that have, with due apologies to writers everywhere, come out of my mouth:

“Hell yeah, it was serious. Their car was totally totaled!”

“I’ve only known you for a week, but I feel like I’ve known you for more than… er, you know, a week.”

Me: “Just say you’re S. He knows who you are.”
S: “Uh yeah. Who else would I say I was?”

And one from my friend:

Me: I tried to cheer someone up this week, and I found that it completely cheered me up too.
Him: Yep, that’ll happen. Karma.
Me: Nah, I think it’s all a crap shoot. That’s why murderers get off free, good people get ruined, and once in a while, things actually fall into place.
Him: Heh, well I didn’t say it was a perfect system.