Rejection is a part of life. If everything came easy, nothing would be worth it. For many, however, after enough rejections it can feel like it’s not worth it at all. Where there’s a will, however, there’s a way. And where there’s rejection, there’s breakthrough. These nine female authors prove that. Not only were they rejected, […]
Patti Smith is an icon. Unlike most icons, however, you can’t pinpoint her talent to one skill. She’s a musician, poet, painter, writer —an artist. She’s not shackled by the identity of one profession, but inhibits all of them under the umbrella of the artist. There’s a famous line in her autobiography, “Just Kids”, in […]
In astrology, your Sun sign dictates your zodiac personality (your basic ego), while your Moon sign represents your emotions, your inner mood (your inner self). If you are a sensitive or emotional person, you may recognize your Moon sign qualities more readily than your Sun sign. These traits are “who you are inside” … an […]
Angela Davis was born in Birmingham, Alabama. The family lived in the “Dynamite Hill” neighborhood, which was marked in the 1950s by the bombings of houses of middle-class blacks who had moved into the area. Davis attended Carrie A. Tuggle School, a segregated black elementary school. During this time Davis’ mother, Sallye Bell Davis, was […]
Friday, January 27th brings us a New Moon in Aquarius, followed by the Chinese New Year on Saturday, which always falls on the first new moon in Aquarius – the first New Moon of 2017. There is a sense of feeling as if there is much to overcome and a lot is posing obstacles in […]
“Nothing thicker than a knifes blade separates happiness and melancholy.” – Virginia Woolf Virginia Woolf, born Adeline Virginia Stephen on January 25th, 1882 was an English writer and leading modernist of the twentieth century. Known for her groundbreaking books, including Mrs. Dalloway, Orlando, To the Lighthouse, A Room of One’s Own and The Waves and her stylistic […]
“To know Sharon, to really know her, was to love her.” – Sheilah Wells Everyone knows the name Sharon Tate. First they know her as the victim of the famous Manson murders. Then they know her for being married to Roman Polanski. What many don’t know, is she was one of the Hollywood’s most promising newcomers, depicted […]
Dame Daphne du Maurier was an English author and playwright. Although she is classed as a romantic novelist, her stories seldom feature a conventional happy ending, and have been described as ‘moody and resonant’ with overtones of the paranormal. These bestselling works were not at first taken seriously by the critics, but have since earned […]