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Just got off the phone with one of the workers at the college library-- the staff there want me to come in sometime in April to give a local-author presentation.

I agreed (of course) but I'm already getting butterflies. It's weird; I shouldn't get nervous about speaking to a room full of people. And I'm not, really, when I'm in a show and reading someone else's words. But when they're my own, I get jittery.

Things to do:

1) Find out if this is more of a 'chat with a local author' thing or a book signing or both
2) If the latter, get some more copies of Unexpected to sell
3) Pick a section from Unexpected to read
4) Check and see if anyone on eBay is selling confidence yet

This woman? Is awesome.

Napoli suggested that if it was a case of “simple rape,” there should be no thoughts of ending a pregnancy. Letters by the hundreds appeared in local newspapers, mostly written by women, challenging Napoli’s description of rape as “simple.” He has yet to explain satisfactorily what he meant by “simple rape.”

The President of the Oglala Sioux Tribe on the Pine Ridge Reservation, Cecilia Fire Thunder, was incensed. A former nurse and healthcare giver she was very angry that a state body made up mostly of white males, would make such a stupid law against women.

“To me, it is now a question of sovereignty,” she said to me last week. “I will personally establish a Planned Parenthood clinic on my own land which is within the boundaries of the Pine Ridge Reservation where the State of South Dakota has absolutely no jurisdiction.”

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On a related note, yay for snarky webcomics.

This has been your public service announcement for the day. Or something. Anyway, back to editing. :-)