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A little Prozac

TheThingIs-KGerard-300 pixelsThe Thing Is by Kathleen Gerard is a romantic comedy about a crafty therapy dog named Prozac who sets off on a mission to rescue a canine-averse, blocked romance writer who is suffering from protracted grief. The novel deals with serious issues in a hopeful, heartwarming way. Gerard's work has been awarded many prizes and was a finalist for the Mark Twain House Humor Prize. Learn more at http://www.thethingis-thenovel.blogspot.com.

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Celebrating Erma — and more of history's greatest women

In case you didn't know, March is Women's History Month. Personally, I think we should celebrate women every single day, not just one month out of the year, and I make sure to remind my husband of that as often as I can. Anyway, there are so many women who are recognized for their contributions throughout history, but there are a few, sadly, who go unmentioned even though they made a HUGE impact on society. Take Marion Donovan. In 1946, after three kids, Marion had had it with washin ...
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Three friends, the MammoVan and the flat tire

Men think it's weird when women go to the ladies' room in groups. Men may think it even weirder that I go with two friends each year to get our mammograms. We call it the "MammoVan." Let me clarify - the three of us travel together in one car but we have separate mammograms in consecutive appointments. Even the most advanced imaging machine can only accommodate two breasts at a time. The three of us - Martha, Liz and I went to the same college and ended up in the D.C. area. All lawyers bu ...
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