Julia is a writer and psychotherapist in SF. She used to be a comic and filmmaker. She produced, wrote and co-directed Live Nude Girls Unite! A documentary about the successful unionization effort by the workers at the Lusty Lady peep show.
Live Nude Girls Unite! won multiple awards— including the San Francisco International Film Festival Audience Award for Best Feature.
Susan notes: Carolyn Theriault is a Canadian expatriate who lived in Turkey when she wrote this blog post; she is now in Kurdistan. Theriault is a prolific blogger, twitterer, and self-confessed "snark." She's also the author of Stealing Fatima's Hand, "an unforgettable collection of narratives presenting an alternative view of Morocco."
Susan notes: This is one of my all time favourit Christmas stories, second only to The Little Match Girl. I believe in Santa Claus, magic, fairies, elves, angels, and dreams. How about you?
In 1897, eight-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York's Sun; the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, the same year.
Susan notes: inspirational is an understatement.
Related links:
No Arms & Amazing
You Don’t Need Wings To Fly, And You Don’t Need Arms To Be Amazing
There's an old story about a group of nuns living with a wise leader in a nunnery.
Their lives were disciplined and dedicated, and the atmosphere in which they lived harmonious and peaceful.
People from villages far and wide flocked to the nunnery to bask in the warmth of such a loving spiritual environment.