I am a former airline pilot who used a red flight bag instead of a black one because I thought it was cheerier. I began taking flying lessons the year after the first female airline pilot was hired, so I stood out even without the red flight bag. I noticed that if a flight attendant had a question about something with the airplane, often because of an inquisitive passenger, … [Read more...]
Ever Been Called a “Princess?” Time to Own It
May 9 marks the 30th anniversary of Hollywood’s remake of the classic story, A Little Princess—but the original message from Frances Hodgson Burnett’s 1905 novel still hits home: “All women are princesses. It is our right.” That’s not the sparkly tiara, ballroom gown, rescued-by-a-prince kind of princess. Burnett’s heroine, Sara Crewe, held onto her dignity, grace, and … [Read more...]
Your Birthday is a Major Holiday so Celebrate it!
Birthdays are supposed to be happy yet often aren’t – especially for aging women. In our youth-obsessed culture, aging has become a four-letter word, and many women over 50 feel there is nothing to celebrate as they turn a year older. So, they self-sabotage their birthday joy, turn it into the birthday blues, and shrug it off saying “It’s just another day.” Does that sound … [Read more...]
The Royals: Five Retired Journalists Solve a Mystery
My friend Ron Kolb, and I have been talking about writing a novel together for 50 years. And talking and talking. We’d probably still be at it if my wife, Jody Jaffe, finally fed up, hadn’t ordered us to “stop blathering and start writing.” So, we did. Our book, “The Royals” is about five retired journalists who set out to uncover the truth behind the mysterious suicide of a … [Read more...]
A Wolff in the Family: A Novel by Francine Falk-Allen
Chapter 38 It came to Frank pretty soon that he was going to need to find somebody to watch Clarence, Dorothy, and Willie some of the time, especially when he was away on the rails. He went over to the church and asked one of the women there about childcare. He didn’t tell them exactly why he was inquiring, but they didn’t ask either. He found a young woman, Betty Hoffman, … [Read more...]