After last night’s episode of Game of Thrones, “First of His Name”, I can finally write an article I’ve been wanting to for a while—a defense of Cersei Lannister. From the very beginning, viewers (and readers) have been explicitly instructed to despise Cersei. Starting with an ice-cold glance upon her arrival at Winterfell in the…
Sure, there are some would-be superhero 20-somethings that patrol the mean streets of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, but do they save lives? That's what Captain America and Batman do, save ungrateful lives from fiery death. Recently in Milton, West Virginia, two men dressed as Captain America and Batman were entertaining the community's vets and children at the…
As any romantic suspense reader worth her salt will tell you, some branches of law enforcement get more love than others when it comes time for hero building. But thanks to the magic of blogging, this reader can and will build her own all-star team of romantic suspense heroes. A team representing more than just…
On the night of March 13th, 1964, Kitty Genovese was brutally raped and murdered outside her apartment building in Queens, New York. Her neighbors heard, and a couple even witnessed some part of the event as it took place. No one called the police for thirty minutes. It turned out that many of the 38…
Here is a photo of me as a fierce, honorable, and kinda-hot Viking Spear-Dane: Okay. So it’s actually a photo of Viking Barbie from a website where they sell Barbies of the World. But on days when life gets tough, and the writing’s not going well, this is how I like to think of myself.…
