Why did I grow up watching James Bond movies? Because there weren't any Jane Bond movies! No sexy, suave women spies I could point to and say: "I want to be her!" The closest I could get was watching the always-gorgeous Bond girls thinking, "I want her." When I sat down to write the lesbian intrigue romance novel Steel Eyes, I knew who this charact...
by Melissa Price Why did I grow up watching James Bond movies? Because there weren't any Jane Bond movies! No sexy, suave women spies I could point to and say: "I want to be her!" The closest I could get was watching the always-gorgeous Bond girls thinking, "I want her." When I sat down to write the lesbian intrigue romance novel Steel Eyes, I knew...
What's Your Totem? by Melissa Price Have you ever had the occasion to keep noticing something? Perhaps it's an item or an animal that appears wherever you travel or whenever you visit a particular place. This phenomenon surged into my life last week at the Southern California coast. While it wouldn't be entirely unusual to view a dolphin, a seal, a sea lion, or even a shark in those waters, would it make you think if you saw only one of those species – repeatedly? How about continually? Whether I was walking, standing on the beach, or looking out from the...
A Pound of What? by Melissa S. Price, D.C, CCSP Since the holidays are fast approaching, I would be remiss if I didn't pass along some tasty tidbits to help you through the labyrinth of seasonal woes we all have to navigate. Namely, those extra pounds we tend to put on when we go from party to party, and then to those holiday meals filled with the delicacies we look forward to eating. We often follow that up with New Year's resolutions to drop the weight gained from those festive soireés. As a practicing chiropractor for many years, I had worked...
I just called the governor's office to voice my dissent to SB1062. It seems her phone has been turned off. To that end, I sent the following letter to one of her aides. I urge you ALL to take one minute and do the same. Dear Ms. Romero,I am writing to voice my dissent to SB1062. After trying to call the governor's office and the call never ringing through to be answered, I have chosen instead to write to you.As a retired doctor, I cannot fathom having turned someone in need away because of my own religious beliefs. In my day,...
