Interviews with Ursula K. Le Guin and Marge Piercy by Stephanie Rogers

Are you struggling to find your inner strength and self-love in a world that often feels unkind?I understand how difficult it can be to navigate these struggles, especially as a Black woman. But let me assure you, you're not alone, and this book is here to help.Does any of these situations sound familiar?You feel invisible, undervalued, or overlooked in your personal or professional life.You struggle to maintain a positive self-i...

Jace Jameson earned the reputation of the bad boy billionaire because of his lifestyle choices. He never once regretted the choices he made in his life; that was until the night, shy bookworm Hope Monroe crashed into him. From the moment he laid eyes her angelic face, feelings he never knew he was capable of feeling began to surface. Jace tries to fight what is happening to him, trying to convince himself he has nothing to offer an angel like Hope. The harder he fights it, the more he want...

All-small-town girl Ivy Ryan wanted to leave her rural community and move to Chicago to work at Style, her favorite online magazine. Nothing goes the way she planned as she goes on job interview after job interview. She begins to wonder if there isn't something wrong with her. Ivy attracts the attention of lawyer/nighclub owner Vincent Barron. She doesn't understand why he is so interested in her. She is just a nobody from nowhere. As Ivy begins to doubt herself Vincent is the one is alway...

We will encounter various types of trials, suffering, losses as well as good times. It is when faced with those difficult times of life that it becomes the most challenging to handle. Understanding that different seasons may happen in our lives and why they do; will better assist in navigating those times. So many emotions and feelings can occur. Sometimes questioning is there something I have done wrong? Am I being punished? Why one thing after another happens?It is my prayer that...

When Ceri and her friends find a treasure map, they go on a gem-filled adventure to find it. But will they be able to defeat Jelli the bully? The Treasure is a fun adventure story that promotes self-confidence and friendship through affirmations and Bible verses. It is also a useful tool for starting a conversation about bullying.

The Winter 2015-16 issue of Ploughshares. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Two out of each year's three issues are guest-edited by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles, with the Winter issue staff-edited.The stories, poems, and essays that comprise this staff-edited issue of Ploughshares are diverse and timely. Visit a South African laundromat in Laurie Baker’s short story, Here I Am, Laughing with Boers;...

A bold and searing investigation into the role of white women in the American slave economyBridging women’s history, the history of the South, and African American history, this book makes a bold argument about the role of white women in American slavery. Historian Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers draws on a variety of sources to show that slave†‘owning women were sophisticated economic actors who directly engaged in and benefited from the South’s slave market. Because wo...

Suffragist Migration West after Seneca Falls, 1848–1871: Catharine Paine Blaine by Stephanie Stidham Rogers explores the surprising link between Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the Seneca Falls Women’s Rights Conference of 1848, and the Women’s Suffrage Bill presented at the 1854 Washington State Territorial Legislature. It shows how Seattle’s first Suffragist, educator, clothing protestor, and activist Catharine Paine Blaine planted the seeds of the Western feminist movement, an...

A bold and searing investigation into the role of white women in the American slave economy.Bridging women's history, the history of the South, and African American history, this book makes a bold argument about the role of white women in American slavery. Historian Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers draws on a variety of sources to show that slave-owning women were sophisticated economic actors who directly engaged in and benefited from the South's slave market. Because wo...

Local and international writers converge to create emerge 19, a powerful anthology now in its 19th year, filled with intrepid and haunting stories. Explore a tiny universe within a shard of glass, find lullabies for insomniacs and follow the kidnapping of a magical cat. In this collection, you will find prose and poetry that lay new ground, whether it be uncovering hidden jawbones in walls, bearing witness to childhoods in raging war zones, or examining one’s paradoxical relationship with ...

Ever wish you had an immediate snappy comeback or a perfect putdown? We all have, only to later think of what we could— or should— have said. Then who better to call on than Shakespeare, who mastered the art of dramatic conflict with rapier wit rather than swordplay? This audiobook is an entertaining and witty collection of some of the most cutting jeers and outrageous affronts ever spoken. Never miss an opportunity for a well-aimed insult by borrowing from the Bard. With...