Women Working: Brooklyn’s Can-Do Yard (Part 2)

Women working at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in World War II did all the jobs men had done.

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No Irish Need Apply—but Thank God They Did

Anti-Irish prejudice in America: how it affected my characters, and my family.

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Brooklyn’s Can-Do Yard (Part 1)

My characters are not me, but they live in me. Two of them worked at the Brooklyn Navy yard before and during World War II. They urged me to go take a tour. I did.

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Be Like Bert: Duck and Cover

Does size matter? Even a small button can make an entire state duck and cover.

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Slow Burn Podcast: Paranoia Strikes Deep

A gripping new podcast from Slate takes us back to that time when a special prosecutor went after a sitting president, who freaked out and obstructed justice. You know–that scandal in the distant past? Ermm . . .

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2017: The Joyful and the Oyful

The good, the bad, and the ugly of the year just past. Let us give thanks for words (all the best ones), women, mortise-and-tenon joints, back porches, new life, and reasonable ghosts.

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Review: Beginnings by Tikiri

‘Beginnings,’ released in advance of the upcoming Red-Heeled Rebels series, blends social justice, mystery, and a strong female protagonist.

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