S. Lee Manning: The topic for this month is weather and how it affects us as writers and readers. Or how we use weather as a character. Or how’s the weather? Or you don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. (If you’re not from the 60s, look it up.)Confession: writing this...
READING CAN GET YOU INTO TROUBLE!
The Council Bluffs, Iowa, Public Library, finished in 1905 & now a museum.By Gayle Lynds: I’m tall. That’s for those of you whom I’ve not yet had the pleasure to meet. Yep, five-foot-ten. I love parades, theater seating, and looking for my husband because I can...
AN EAST WIND IS COMING
by Sonja StoneHappy Sunday! We have a few announcements to share:1. YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO WIN A SPY BAG FULL OF ROGUE WOMEN GEAR!It’s easy to enter (and completely free)! Just CLICK HERE and leave a note in the comment section.2. OUR NEW POSTING SCHEDULESlightly less exciting (but still...
Intelligence at work
...by Karna Small Bodman All this week my Rogue colleagues are writing about the importance of gathering intelligence and how our brave intelligence agents work day and night to protect this country. While there have been questions from time to time about some of the methods used by our...
THE MOUNTIES GET THEIR MAN!
by KJ HoweDoes intelligence matter? It is a sad state of affairs when we have to even consider the self-evident answer to this question, but in the Western world we have many naysayers. One only has to look at past examples to determine that intelligence operations...
When Stalin ignored intelligence – a cautionary tale
S. Lee Manning: We Rogue Women Writers are blogging these two weeks on why intelligence matters. In essence, it’s quite simple. The purpose of intelligence services is to give government leaders information so that they can act, well, intelligently. One of the unfortunate things about intelligence...
DOES U.S. INTELLIGENCE MATTER?
Gayle Lynds: These days, perhaps the more relevant question is — how can U.S. intelligence matter if we can’t trust it? Whoa! That’s like asking a guy being investigated for a white collar crime how long he’s been beating his wife. It’s a fallacy of relevance.For all the...
New Year’s Past and Present
by Chris GoffI'm with Sonja—I love the start of a new year. It's a time to reset, to look toward the future with renewed hope, to begin again. I also love watching the firework displays happening in countries around the world. It's the one day that most of the world shares in celebrating.New...
5 TRICKS TO CRUSH YOUR GOALS IN 2017
by Sonja StoneI've resolved to play more in 2017. This is how.Am I the only one ecstatic to see the end of 2016? This past year has seemed globally challenging—I don’t know anyone who had a banner year. Personally, I’m thrilled to ring in 2017.Furthermore, I love New Year’s resolutions. I am the...
JANUARY IS MY FAVORITE MONTH
By Francine MathewsYears ago when I had small boys underfoot, my sister Liz sent me a slim little book entitled A Round of Applause for Mrs. Claus. It lays out the theory that women make the holidays go round--that without us, men would wander through the soulless winter solstice without a...