by, Alisa Yardley My life is in the shitter, and today, I am grateful. Crazy right? Not really. It's a matter of perspective. I have been living in deep isolation for almost a year now. I've been facing serious problems in every part of my life. My health is in jeopardy, my finances are a mess, the house I'm living in is falling apart around me, I ended an almost decade long relationship with someone I love, my oldest cat is very ill, and not likely to see many more moons...

By, Alisa Yardley The insecure man sees a woman who is everything he wishes for. She bears the glow of youth in her smiles, her laughter, and the way she practically floats when she walks because there is always light in her. She is full of empathy. When he needs her to be soft and yielding, she is there waiting with her arms open for him. When he needs her to be strong she is like a centre post digging herself into place so he can lean on her. Never minding. Never seeing him

By, Alisa Yardley I have heard it said that opinion is the weakest form of argument. If indeed opinion is weighed against fact, of course...

By, Alisa Yardley They say you should not pick a book based on the design of its cover, but in this case that's exactly what I did. I saw...

By, Alisa Yardley Saturday, January 14th was a densely foggy evening. Massive conglomerations of moisture hung in the air, ominously cloaking everything in mist. Driving in those conditions left me white-knuckled and nervous. We were on our way to the hospital’s palliative unit to see my dad. All I could do was focus on the little bit of road I could make out in the headlights and keep going. It was an ironic simile to the grief that followed. Like the fog, grief can impair o

By, Alisa Yardley Loss is hard. Grief can knock the wind out of the stoic, and draw tears from eyes that otherwise never cry. Ten days...

By, Alisa Yardley Secrets in the Cellar is a story that never should have taken place. Josef Fritzel had a history of sexual misconduct...

Using her expertise on women's history, Philippa Gregory brings her characters to life through a clever combination of fact and hypothesis.

The Vagina Monologues is a fantastically arranged set of stories and information regarding women and womanhood.

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