Tag Archives: Amy Sterling Casil

Women Have More Education and Power Than Ever: Why Do They Still Feel Embattled?

Posted on December 19, 2012 by

One of the most frustrating things about the War on Women is its laser focus on women’s reproductive rights, as if we still lived in pre-1921 America, and women could not control their bodies, vote, or own property. Statistics however show … Continue reading →


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We Only Read One Book In Our House

Posted on October 4, 2012 by

My daughter Meredith attended a Christian school. When she was in third grade, I was waiting outside her classroom for parent marching orders, and thought I’d make small talk with another mom, a lady whose child had attended school with … Continue reading →


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9-11 The Falling Man

Posted on September 11, 2011 by

The Design Observatory published a thoughtful, intense interview with Henry Singer, the British documentary filmmaker who made The Falling Man, a 2006 British television documentary about 9-11. I watched an interview with Richard Drew, the AP photographer who chronicled much … Continue reading →


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Ralphie From A Christmas Story Grew Up

Posted on October 29, 2010 by

You never know what you’ll find out while reading the endless online news items. “Ralphie” from A Christmas Story (1983) grew up to be a really handsome guy who is also friends with Vince Vaughn. Who would have thought that … Continue reading →


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“Perfect Stranger” and Bioethics

Posted on October 22, 2010 by

Many members of my family are involved in medicine.  I never chose that educational or career path, but I did end up with the basics of math and science to comprehend today’s bioethical debates.  I know very few people in … Continue reading →


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Space Elevator Could Take Us to the Stars

Posted on October 15, 2010 by

The Space Elevator is a system to lift payloads of equipment, raw materials, supplies and even people above earth’s gravity and into space without the need for rocket technology. Today’s nanotechnology, composite manufacturing, laser, and photovoltaic technology makes this not only a possibility, but a very likely reality for the near future – at least within ten years. Hundreds of students and scientists at over one hundred colleges and universities around the world are working on different components that would go into a real Space Elevator. Continue reading →


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New Books For Me!!!

Posted on August 27, 2010 by

The long-awaited cover for Blood Lite 2: Overbite has been released, so here’s the official announcement – it will be on sale September 28, and you can order it from Amazon here. If you want to find out what type … Continue reading →


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The Bechdel Test for Speaking Parts

Posted on August 20, 2010 by

The Bechdel Test is a simple test originally applied to film and TV – does the film/show have more than one female character, and do the female characters talk to each other about something else other than a man. Continue reading →


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The World is Ready For Your Book – But Are You?

Posted on August 6, 2010 by

 I had a wonderful experience this past weekend and want to share some great information I got with everybody. Debut novelist Jill S. Alexander and her agent Michael Bourret gave a fantastic sendoff to the educational part of this summer’s … Continue reading →


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Because It’s There: National Geographic’s The Wildest Dream

Posted on July 23, 2010 by

You may not share my enthusiasm for extreme tests of endurance and the outer limits of human capability. To me, the Wildest Dream is a gorgeous meditation on courage, persistence, vision and love. It tells the story of two very courageous men living in different times — Conrad Anker and George Mallory. Both share their love for their families and deep desire to conquer the world’s highest peak. They say that the sky is a deeper blue on the summit of Everest, and courage and the human capacity to dream and love is deeper as well. Continue reading →


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