Only 1 in 3,000 calico cats are male, and of these, most are sterile. Considered lucky by Japanese sailors, who believed calicos protected them from angry storms and sea monsters, calico cats are overwhelmingly female, independent, sassy—and affectionate. Also, they always appreciate a good pampering. Calico Paw Books & Gifts in Henderson, which opened in […]
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Help Build the First Bookstore for Women in Southeast NC
Thursday, November 9, 2017
If you came to Fall Conference, you probably met our friends from Athenian Press & Workshops. They’ve got a real vision: to open the first bookstore and resource center for women and femme writers in the Southeast United States. They want to open it in North Carolina, because our state is a diverse state, both […]
Win Free Books for the Rest of Your Life. Seriously.
Thursday, October 6, 2016
Poet Terry Kennedy passed this story along through Twitter earlier this week and we just had to share. Because the prize for this competition—one free book a month for the rest of our lives—is basically among our top three fantasies, along with world peace and having membership numbers in the tens of thousands. London’s Heywood […]