Everyone believes themselves to be the hero of their own story, from Alexander Hamilton to Aaron Burr to Mike Myers’ character Dr. Evil, to more recent politicians.
Author: Beverly Diehl
She/Her. Sex-positive, pro-choice, life-positive, polyamorous, breast cancer sur-thriver. With tiara.
The Art of the Steal? #election2016
Anyone else feeling of two (or more) minds about this thing? I want to be calm and compassionate and understanding. To draft a plan of reaching out to current enemies and converting them to allies. To join hands with other activists and make the world a better place. I am also furiously angry and disappointed…
Still Beautiful, Still Sexy, After Breast Cancer
Ready to discuss cancer? And look at naked boobs? Can we make that a hell yes? Estimates are that as many as 40% of Americans will be diagnosed with and survive cancer. Sadly, not everyone will beat cancer, breast, or otherwise. I lost a dear friend, Sherwin Davis, to pancreatic cancer just last month. #fuckingcancer But for…
Writing Interruptus – and Wenches!
So I’ve been part of an online group of writers, mostly women, with a couple of (male) barkeeps thrown in, because somebody needs to bring us the booze. The Wenches are scattered across the US, Canada (I think), Sweden, the UK, and Australia, so, sadly, our wine parties are mostly virtual. Our genres are also…
Unpacking the Seven Lessons of CatalystCon
Arriving at the area set aside in the hotel for us, it was highly amusing to find that our convention, including hundreds of sex workers, sex toy salespeople, and sex educators, had been placed next to a yo-yo competition, mostly young men in their teens and twenties.