My column pays tribute to the luminous Ms. Taylor; I want to sit down and enjoy Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? with some friends. Such a good and harrowing film! I altered the last line of my bio as a nod to the movie 🙂 Why Elizabeth Taylor Mattered By K.A. Laity I don’t think…
Category: celebration
Happy Halloween!
Busy weekend, busy autumn: I never got around to my traditional Halloween card, so here’s a blast from the past which has come to mind several times this week, so clearly she wants to make an appearance: Devil’s Night It was called Devil’s Night in the town where I lived That veiled night before Halloween,…
Wombat Day
I did not start this particular celebration, but you know I’m willing to lend a hand for a good cause. So join the dance for Wombat Day. Wombat cake below made by the Wombies. How to celebrate: Eat chocolate, think marsupial thoughts, put something in a pouch. Smile. Hug a wombat.
Thank You, Boojums!
It doesn’t take much to make me smile. Just a thoughtful little thing like this: Yep, it’s a lovely congratulatory post card of a Polly Thayer painting from my pals and affixed to the back? A ticket stub from a performance of Good Evening with my idol, Peter Cook and (my almost idol) Dudley Moore….
New Journal!
I’m really pleased to announce that the Women’s League of Ale Drinkers has decided to start a journal to share with the world the fabulous women who support the League. You can see the details over at the League’s site, but here’s a precis: And that is the mandate of the new journal for the…
Todd Mason: Bandits
My buddy Todd has this fabulous write up on the girl rock band movie Bandits which made me order it from a certain river-named on-line vendor immediately (you can, too!). http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&bc1=000000&IS2=1&bg1=FFFFFF&fc1=000000&lc1=0000FF&t=magicwombat-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&m=amazon&f=ifr&md=10FE9736YVPPT7A0FBG2&asins=0767847121 If the Go-Go’s were the Beach Boys of post/punk all-women rock bands of the early ’80s, and the Bangs/Bangles were the Byrds, it took…
Whew!
Lovely Ganesh, remover of obstacles (and wearer of leis and Mardi Gras beads). Sorry! Busy busy busy — last night was the Women’s History Month concert put together by my fabulous colleague Yvonne Hansbrough and featuring colleagues Young Kim and David Bebe as well as Jamecyn Morey, who all played music by women composers, including…
Adele AKA Hagelrat: Why People Don’t Read
Adele is the fabulous hostess of Unbound, a lively book blog that covers a broad swath of authors (yes, I was recently a guest there myself!). She’s also pretty darn funny and an astute reviewer. As her post shows, she’s passionate about sharing the flame of reading. Our awesome hostess has invited me to come…
Susan Hanniford Crowley: Great Heroines
I met Susan at Albacon last year, where we had a lot of laughs. She has a wide variety of skills and an enviable head of hair, too! Why I Must Have Great Heroines in My Romances!Susan Hanniford Crowley 

I remember when I was a child, my teacher asking the class to write about a…
Stephanie Johnson: The Creative Process
Kicking off our Women’s History Month celebration with a bang! Yes, folks — it’s the fabulous Queen of Everything, the corvid monarch herself today. She’s a fantastic artist, creator of the wonderful Raven & Wombat Tea Party merch (see our St Urho design!), co-conspirator of the Women’s League of Ale Drinkers, a printmaker, logo artiste,…