Tag: gender

• Review: A Time to Build by Rick Rossing

  2.5 stars (For an explanation of my curmudgeonly rating and reviewing quirks, please refer to my reviewing guide.) There are many things to love about this book. It has a great early Heinlein feel to it, and the positives are easy to list: a classic coming-of-age “lost prince” narrative hook a light touch with dialogue enjoyable […]

  K. M. Herkes

  May 4, 2015

  Book reviews

  gender, genre, indie read, internet gem, style

• 5 Words I Wish I Could Use–and Why I Can’t.

  I love language. I was a lucky, blessed toddler whose parents read to her on a regular basis. I love the way words feel and move, how they leave the body on a breath, how they spill out on a page, each with a unique height and depth and cadence. That legacy of warm, loving […]

  K. M. Herkes

  August 29, 2014

  Uncategorized

  bullying, discrimination, frustration, gender, guilt, Navel Gazing, privilege, race, rant, words