by Marilyn | May 28, 2014 | Rejection, Submissions
Not long ago, I received a group text from my writing pal Sarah Wells: “Rejection toast tonight, gals!” What’s a rejection toast, you ask? When one of the four of us—me, Sarah, Ginny, or Valerie—receives a rejection for our writing, we schedule a group...
by Marilyn | Apr 16, 2012 | Rejection, Sexism, Silencing, The VIDA Count, Women's history, women's literary history
I recently attended a panel on Women in Law Enforcement at Lynchburg College, where I learned that women, once excluded from law enforcement, now make up roughly 15 percent of sworn personnel. Fifteen percent. I could not help but think of the VIDA Count with its...
