Colette had one heck of a time in turn-of-the-century Paris. She married young, divorced quickly, took up with many notable women of the day (including Natalie Barney and Josephine Baker), married again, started a hospital for injured soldiers, had an affair with her stepson, was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, divorced again, … Continue reading La Cougar

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Everyone who has ever sent out a resume with a typo on it--myself included--may find a bit of schadenfreude in some news from Chicago. It seems that the city's Pritzker Park enshrines notable locals by etching their names in stone. Among the honored worthies is Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street among … Continue reading A Good Proofreader is More Precious than Rubies