~~~~~  About the Author ~~~~~

     Born in the heart of the Great Depression, Peggy Ullman Bell grew up in books, dozens of books, as many as 12 a week the summer she was 15.

  Reared in historic Gettysburg and York, Pennsylvania, Ms. Bell yearned to learn what women were doing while men were fighting battles and making revolutions.  The history books did not tell her, and thus her search began.

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A celebration of Sappho,

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Here Sappho truly sings again. She sings to the hearts of everyone, women and men of open minds, many centuries after her mortal end, with lyrical intimations of equality, love, and freedom of spirit. In a marvelous tribute to the wonders and depths of true femininity, with a star character that would champion the rights of women if alive today, Bell plucks Sappho out of a male-dominated political era long ago that tried to bury her glory, and brings her back to life for us in the twenty first century. I, for one, say "Brava! ... well done."

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WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW

We've all heard "Write what you know."  I would reverse that and say, "Know what you write."

Many fine men and women have devoted their lives and careers to researching and publishing historical reference material. We owe them    [more]

COMPUTER BLUES

My computer is bisexual, of that I am aware.
She has a feminine spirit,
but her masculine hardware doesn't care.

She heats right up when I turn her on
He gets overheated and then he's gone

She's sensitive to my moods, I hesitate to boast
'cause her masculine side refuses to perform
just when I need him most.

She has a warm and dulcet tone.
She even answers my telephone.

If I pamper him and cater to his crabby ways,
he doesn't throw a tantrum,

at least not for a couple of days.

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