INTRODUCTIONS

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Lisa wrote: "Hi everyone! I'm Lisa. I'm an Operations Supervisor in the Federal Aviation Administration; I spent almost 22 years as an Air Traffic Controller before making the jump to managing controllers. (As ..."

Great to have you Lisa! Welcome! Dunno if you read my profile but I am a pilot (hobby)! Funny!

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Mal wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Hi everyone! I'm Lisa. I'm an Operations Supervisor in the Federal Aviation Administration; I spent almost 22 years as an Air Traffic Controller before making the jump to managing cont..."

I did read that you were a pilot! I've never gone through pilot training myself. What do you fly?

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Lisa wrote: "Mal wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Hi everyone! I'm Lisa. I'm an Operations Supervisor in the Federal Aviation Administration; I spent almost 22 years as an Air Traffic Controller before making the jump to m..."

Twin engine and helicopter. Love to learn jets next :D

[Julie]

Hello everyone! :)

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Michael wrote: "I lived in Asia for 12 years before returning to North Carolina in October 2011 with my lovely Australian wife and our lovely Calico cat. I think I remember how to drive. I've written 12 published ..."


Great to have you here Julie and Michael, great to meet you both

[Natalie]

Hello everyone. Thanks to Dan Porter who sent me an invite to join this group.

About me... I'm a lawyer turned writer. Well, I was really always a writer, I just needed to convince myself to follow my heart. I live in Malta now, after 11 good years in Atlanta, GA. I have a husband and four year old son, and I love life.

What I do: I'm an author of thoughtful romance. I like to write to entertain but also to make people feel and think about something. I believe in the power of a woman, a power to be used for growth. People don't always start out standing at the perfect vantage point, but the journey is just as satisfying as reaching the destination. My heroines are vulnerable and sometimes damaged, but because of that, they have inner strength to defy the odds. They are a product of their time (eg, historical novels), and they also learn to fight the status quo.

Now, that said, I love happy endings. Although my dark fiction (my alter ego) does not provide much hope by the end, I happen to be a hopeless romantic. I don't write high literature, but I write stories that hopefully readers will want to read. Stories that will help someone, somewhere, feel better and not give up at something they want to do/achieve.

I love the premise of this group. We are all strong, but we don't always start out that way. The important thing is to work towards full empowerment, because we own ourselves as women, at least for as long as we breathe.

Looking forward to interacting with you all.

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Natalie wrote: "Hello everyone. Thanks to Dan Porter who sent me an invite to join this group.

About me... I'm an author of thoughtful romance. I like to write to entertain but also to make people feel and think..."

Big welcome Natalie!

[Natalie]

Mal wrote: "Natalie wrote: "Hello everyone. Thanks to Dan Porter who sent me an invite to join this group.

About me... I'm an author of thoughtful romance. I like to write to entertain but also to make peopl..."

Nice to meet you, Mal! Or Ms. Bossypants? I say this with the utmost respect :)

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Natalie wrote: "Mal wrote: "Natalie wrote: "Hello everyone. Thanks to Dan Porter who sent me an invite to join this group.

About me... I'm an author of thoughtful romance. I like to write to entertain but also t..."

Lol thanks Natalie :0)

[Natalie]

Mal wrote: "Natalie wrote: "Mal wrote: "Natalie wrote: "Hello everyone. Thanks to Dan Porter who sent me an invite to join this group.

About me... I'm an author of thoughtful romance. I like to write to ente..."

Grin :-D

[Niall]

Hi, I'm Niall, and I'm not exactly sure why I got invited to the group, but it looks kind of interesting so why not...

I write books with strong female characters, which I won't push here, and I like reading them too. I'm not sure I qualify as having a feminist outlook though. I tend to think men and women are basically humans, but there are actually differences between them other than the obvious ones. Many of my female characters like sex, which seems to get me into more than a little trouble. So, I may be here under false pretences. Hope not.

Anyway, nice to be here, looking forward to seeing what's going on.

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Niall wrote: "Hi, I'm Niall, and I'm not exactly sure why I got invited to the group, but it looks kind of interesting so why not...

I write books with strong female characters, which I won't push here, and I l..."

Hi Niall, great to have you with us. Welcome!

[Robin]

My name is Robin. I'm a recent grad of the University of Tampa with a BA in writing and a proud feminist. I'm in quite a few feminist discussion groups on Facebook, so I'm looking forward to my discussions here.

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Robin wrote: "My name is Robin. I'm a recent grad of the University of Tampa with a BA in writing and a proud feminist. I'm in quite a few feminist discussion groups on Facebook, so I'm looking forward to my dis..."

Welcome Robin, great to have you here

[Merredith]

Hi, I'm merredith. i just got an invite into this group, thanks. i do not label myself a feminist, or an anti-feminist either. it would be interesting to chat about some books! I don't think i have time to read the July book, and I won't have time for the August one, but I'll try and join up with you all on September's. Have a good week!

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Merredith wrote: "Hi, I'm merredith. i just got an invite into this group, thanks. i do not label myself a feminist, or an anti-feminist either. it would be interesting to chat about some books! I don't think i have..."

Welcome Merredith, happy your here

[Nicolle]

Hi everyone. I'm Nicolle from England. I can't say I've read many feminist books but I definitely want to. Hope to join in some group reads.

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Nicolle wrote: "Hi everyone. I'm Nicolle from England. I can't say I've read many feminist books but I definitely want to. Hope to join in some group reads."

Hello Nicolle, welcome to the group!

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Anasylvia wrote: "Hi everyone!
My name is Anasylvia and I love talking about books with fellow book lovers. I'm looking forward to future discussions:)"

Welcome Anasyliva, great to have you with us.

[Adriana]

Hi everybody,
I found this group browsing through the site.
My name is Adriana and I'm from Sweden. I was raised by a feminist mother with idols such as Simone de Beauvoir, Marie Curie and Madonna, of course ;-)

I'm a computer programmer but love literature, art and history. I have a soft spot for historical stories portraying women, but read almost anything I can get my hands on.

Can't wait to explore the feminist world with you all :-D

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Adriana wrote: "Hi everybody,
I found this group browsing through the site.
My name is Adriana and I'm from Sweden. I was raised by a feminist mother with idols such as Simone de Beauvoir, Marie Curie and Madonna,..."

Adriana välkommen to the group!

[Ami]

Hi everyone. New to the group. Thank you for inviting me. I've been pretty busy this summer, but I hope to participate in the group reads and discussions anyway.

I have 4 children, 2 girls and 2 boys ages 7 on down and a few months ago we went through a "firefighter" phase. We read every children's firefighter and fire safety book the library had. My girls are the ones who pointed out to me that the common thing throughout all the books is that there were very few female firefighters. This meant something to them because their grandma- my mom- is a firefighter and they wanted to read a book with someone like her where a woman was the main character and not a sidekick or victim or secretary. So we wrote one and gave it to my mom on Mother's Day. Firefighter Mary was a hit with the kids I know and is on Amazon and at Barnes and Noble.com.

Women have come a long way in recent years but there is still plenty of room for equality. I want to show my girls and boys examples of strong women to help them grow into respectful adults to help make the world an even better and equal place.

Looking forward to participating in the group.

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Ami wrote: "Hi everyone. New to the group. Thank you for inviting me. I've been pretty busy this summer, but I hope to participate in the group reads and discussions anyway.

I have 4 children, 2 girls and ..."

Welcome Ami!

[Anne (Booklady)]

Hello! Thanks to Dan Porter for inviting me.

I really don't consider myself as a feminist. I am single, have a son, and two grandchildren. I worked for the Social Security Administration and took retirement early because I had become disabled. I love politics, though you all may not like my Libertarian views. That's okay because I don't like to share my views on Goodreads.

I do love to read! My cats get slightly upset with me if I read for long periods of time - it cuts into their seeking attention time. I usually read Thrillers, Literary Fiction, and Classics. I will try any genre or book if it looks interesting. I do like characters that are strong women. I respect women such as Mother Theresa and Condoleezza Rice.

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Anne (Booklady) wrote: "Hello! Thanks to Dan Porter for inviting me.

I really don't consider myself as a feminist. I am single, have a son, and two grandchildren. I worked for the Social Security Administration and took..."

Hello Anne! Welcome, happy to have you

[Clara]

Hello. My name's Cassie and while I wouldn't describe myself as a feminist (although others have done it in the past), I enjoy reading books that somehow incorporate this concept.

Actually, no. I LOVE reading this type of books. And I am a feminist.

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Cassie wrote: "Hello. My name's Cassie and while I wouldn't describe myself as a feminist (although others have done it in the past), I enjoy reading books that somehow incorporate this concept.

Actually, no. I..."

Glad to have you here Cassie! Feel free to make suggestions - from books to group content.

[Pat]

Hello, I'm Pat Perrin. I usually write in collaboration with my husband, Wim Coleman, and we're both F's. And yes, we write strong female characters. Thanks for the invitation to this good group.

Our latest novel, Mayan Interface, features an older heroine. For a story about a very strong young girl, try our award-winning YA historical novel, Anna's World.

Anna's World

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Pat wrote: "Hello, I'm Pat Perrin. I usually write in collaboration with my husband, Wim Coleman, and we're both F's. And yes, we write strong female characters. Thanks for the invitation to this good group.
..."

Welcome Pat, happy to have you here!

[Mei]

Hi to all here!
I'm Mei and I'm Marjorie's friend! :D
I'll go and look around a little!

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Mei wrote: "Hi to all here!
I'm Mei and I'm Marjorie's friend! :D
I'll go and look around a little!"

Hi Mei welcome!

[Lucinda]

Bronwyn wrote: "My name is Bronwyn. Thank you for the invite. I look forward to discussing different books and ideas about feminism. I am a restaurant manager in a male dominated field so I come in contact with a ..."

Had to congratulate Bronwyn on the birth of her baby...Doesn't your name mean 'white shoulders' in Welsh (No guesses as to where I'm living)?

The name I post under here is my author name, Lucinda Elliot, but I'll answer to just about anything that isn't sexist.

I am very pleased to find this group, I have a thing about the fact that women are letting sexism raise it's ugly head all over, being too complacent, accepting sexist attitudes to resurface in the media, being too soft on porn, etc. Rant, rant.

I live in Wales, and write Gothic and read and improve my Welsh and French do other things and am pleased to meet you all.

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Lucinda wrote: "Bronwyn wrote: "My name is Bronwyn. Thank you for the invite. I look forward to discussing different books and ideas about feminism. I am a restaurant manager in a male dominated field so I come in..."

Warm welcome to you Lucinda!

[Laura]

Hi, I'm Laura, Dan Porter invited me to this group and I'm looking forward to exploring, following and participating in F-word discussions. (Clever name choice!)

I'm a Goodreads Author (two novels: Dusty Waters, A Ghost Story and The Fractured Hues of White Light); I also dabble in poetry, I'm an artist and a photographer. I do work a full time day-job as a registrar for an art collection, I've been married to my Fred for 28 years and we have a grown son, so I have experience with juggling the creative life and the reality of life, and being a woman just makes it all extra interesting as I've run up against plenty of gender bias and some lingering old-fashioned expectations (apparently, I'm not very lady-like, oh well!)

Reading a good book is my relaxation, Harper Lee, Joyce Carol Oates, Doris Lessing, Iris Murdoch, Janet Frame, Gina Berriault and Virginia Woolf are some of my most favorite authors, and my recent discoveries of emerging writers Kio Stark and Vanessa Veselka are outstanding additions to my "look for more" list. I do love writing book reviews on Goodreads and I look forward to finding new books to read through this group.

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Happy to have you as a member Laura! Welcome!

[Rachel]

Hi, my name is Rachel and I've always been proud to call myself a feminist. Equality between men and women, what's not to like about that?

I love to read and Goodreads is one of my favorite places of all time :)

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Rachel wrote: "Hi, my name is Rachel and I've always been proud to call myself a feminist. Equality between men and women, what's not to like about that?

I love to read and Goodreads is one of my favorite pla..."

Welcome Rachel, great to have you here!

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Thanks!

[Inga]

Hi everyone,
I am not very good with introducing myself, so here are the quintessentials:
I am a feminist.
I love books.
Let´s discuss and fight and agree and laugh and have fun!

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Inga wrote: "Hi everyone,
I am not very good with introducing myself, so here are the quintessentials:
I am a feminist.
I love books.
Let´s discuss and fight and agree and laugh and have fun!"

Welcome Inga! You'll love this group. Great to meet you

[Lit Bug (Foram)]

Hi, I'm Lit Bug, doing my Ph.D. on feminist cyberpunk, primarily looking at the differences between classic cyberpunk and feminist cyberpunk.

I joined this group a little while ago, and have been looking at the Articles/Essays thread which I found immensely interesting.

Glad to have found this group!

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Lit Bug wrote: "Hi, I'm Lit Bug, doing my Ph.D. on feminist cyberpunk, primarily looking at the differences between classic cyberpunk and feminist cyberpunk.

I joined this group a little while ago, and have been ..."

Welcome Lit Bug! Thx for the kind words. Feel free make suggestions! Love to hear of your findings regarding feminist cyberpunk! Happy to have you here!

[Lit Bug (Foram)]

Sure! I'll start with my reflections on a feminist cyberpunk novel I read in the appropriate thread...

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Lit Bug wrote: "Sure! I'll start with my reflections on a feminist cyberpunk novel I read in the appropriate thread..."

Fabulous!!!! Thx for participating!!

[Ariel]

Hi, all! I'm Ariel--a grad student, getting my MFA in writing. I'm very excited to be in this group. I've looked around a bit and it seems like a good place to read women authors I may never have thought about reading before. I noticed Paint It Black is next. I've read it a hundred times before, but it's definitely good enough to read again!

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Ariel wrote: "Hi, all! I'm Ariel--a grad student, getting my MFA in writing. I'm very excited to be in this group. I've looked around a bit and it seems like a good place to read women authors I may never have t..."

Welcome Ariel! I'm glad you enjoyed Paint it Black, you should enjoy discussing the book with Janet should you participate. Great to have you here! Keep in mind there will be a group read - Paint it Black is an alternate or additional or heck read both like me. Your choice on how you want to manage your reading. Guest authors are booked thru Feb. gonna give this a shot for a year. Exciting!

[Alicja]

Hi all! I'm Alicja and I just don't read enough feminist writing, at least I haven't in the last 6 years since I graduated undergrad. I did a Women's Studies minor back then and this group looks like a great place to discuss topics as well.

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Alicja wrote: "Hi all! I'm Alicja and I just don't read enough feminist writing, at least I haven't in the last 6 years since I graduated undergrad. I did a Women's Studies minor back then and this group looks li..."

Welcome to the group Alicja, great to have you here. Feel free to nominate for November Group Read, browse our shelf or suggest off the shelf. Look forward to interacting with you. Any questions ask away :D

[Michelle]

Hey everyone! My name is Michelle. I'm a graduate student and an avid reader of feminist theory and feminist novels. I'm excited to become a member of this group!

[Ottilie]

Hey I'm a graduate student, teacher on the job hunt, and a NA/YA writer :)