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Contact Heather McElhatton - prettylittlemistakes@gmail.com
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people."
PAST EVENTS - I hate to leave every reading!
“You always admire what you really don't understand.”
-Theophile Gautier
Introducing Walter
The Official Pug of all Pretty Little Mistakes! He's part devil, part
wombat and all pug.
Thompat Beene - http://www.thompat.net/faq.html
The original Gentleman Jackass - a man who has declared himself
homeless, was once a fire-breather in a circus and now haunts NYC
in a pink bunny suit he refused to dryclean. He's looking for a Panda
suit - if anyone has one.
Kikko Man - http://yoga.at.infoseek.co.jp/flash/kikkomaso_e.swf
Kikkoman Soy Sauce has a spokes-thing called "Kikko Man." He's
tall, he's salty, he wears a codpiece. Watch his adventures and be
amazed.
Extreme Ironing - www.extremeironing.com
If you have to iron - why not do it at 40,00o ft and without a safety
harness?
Heartless Bitches - www.heartless-bitches.com
Have you had it with people telling you that you are too loud, too
assertive or too opinionated? You're not alone anymore.
The Disgruntled Housewife - www.disgruntledhousewife.com
Everything from the infamous "Dick List" to advice from Queenie and
how to knit a Hate Scarf.
"Don't tell me the moon is shining;
show me the glint of light on broken glass."
~Anton Chekhov
Other Fabulous Books -
I am in awe of the brainpower on this planet.
Headline Publishing Group - www.hodderheadline.co.uk
The UK Publisher of Pretty Little Mistakes.
Editor: The Amazing Claire Baldwin.
To Buy Pretty Little Mistakes in the UK,
Try: Blackwell Online
Lit Park - www.litpark.com
LitPark is a literary playground Susan Henderson created for writers,
artists, and anyone who feels at home there. Every Monday there's a
Question of the Week, every Wednesday an Interview, and every
Friday a Weekly Wrap Up. Check out Lance Reynald's columns.
Failbetter - www.Failbetter.com
A very fine online literary magazine. They've intervewed everyone
from Billy Collins to Terrance Hayes and Mary Jo Salter. Excellent
short stories published here.
Breadloaf Writers Conference - www.middlebury.
edu/academics/blwc
One of the premiere writing conferences in the country. Held on
Robert Frost's old estate in Middlebury Vermont, the scenery and the
scene are unforgettable. Many cocktail parties. I threw up in the
hedges and then landed an agent.
Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers -
www.warren-wilson.edu/~mfa
I got my MFA here. It's a low-residency program, which allows you to
keep your day job (something most writers need to do) while gettng
your MFA.
"What would the world be like without men?
I don't know - but there'd be a lot of fat, happy women."
-Queen Latifah
QRubini
Italian design meets Nicaraguan charm. Your purchase supports
good causes and charities in our world community
Adios Barbie -
www.adiosbarbie.com
No matter what your size or background, we hope to inspire you to
love your body through thick and thin!
National Eating Disorder Association - www.edap.org
Get help for any eating disorder.
National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance - www.naafa.org
We come in all sizes. Understand it. Support it. Accept it.
"We grow accustomed to the dark, when light is put away."
- Emily Dickenson
National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology & Science -
www.iwitts.com
Dedicated to integrating women into nontraditional careers by
providing training/technical assistance. (Non-traditional! yay!)
National Academies -
www.nationalacademies.org
Sciences, engineering, medicine. Recruiting women now. (Grrrl
scientists rule)
Scholarships for Women -
http://scholarships.fatomei.com/women.html
A listing of scholarships, fellowships and awards for women. (free
money for school)
Heather Thornswood
The Ad Exec who believed in my work before the publishing houses
did.
Tylenol Tuition Scholarships for Medical Students -
www.tylenol.com/page.jhtml?id=tylenol/news/subptyschol.inc
$250,000 in scholarships to students pursuing careers in health
care. (Ok it's weird, I know, but they have a-LOT of money to give
away....)
"Cautious, careful people, always casting about to
preserve their reputation and social standing, never
can bring about a reform."
- Susan B. Anthony
League of Women Voters - www.lwv.org
Founded in 1920 and still rocking.
NARAL - www.naral.org
"Females of every species know when the time is right to bear
young. They also innately know when it is not. This cannot be
legislated, forced or manipulated. "
- Amandine Ossabaw
Women's Issues Voters Guide - www.womensorganizations.
org/pages.cfm?ID=99
Susan B. Anthony was arrested in 1872 for illegally voting in a
presidential election. Women who were here before we were born
fought desperately to work, own property, pay taxes and vote. These
rights CAN still be taken away from us if not fought for at every turn.
Your vote is crucial. Know what to vote for.
Women's Voices. Women Vote. www.wvwv.org
Determined to increase the political participation by women on their
own in unmarried America.
"Roy and Silo, two chinstrap penguins at the Central Park
Zoo in Manhattan, are completely devoted to each other.
For nearly six years now, they have been inseparable.
Silo and Roy are gay penguins."
- San Francisco Chronicle
ACLU - www.aclu.org/lgbt/index.html
The American Civil Liberties Union protects the rights of its citizens
and has maintained the position that civil liberties must be
respected, even in times of national emergency.
GLAAD - www.glaad.org
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is
dedicated to promoting and ensuring fair, accurate and inclusive
representation of people and events in the media as a means of
eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on gender
identity and sexual orientation.
Pride Institute - www.pride-institute.com
Minnesota re-hab clinic designed especially for bi/gay transgender
folks. Highly recommended by Augusten Burroughs.
" No book has yet been written in praise of a woman
who let her husband and children starve or suffer while
she invented even the most useful things, or wrote books,
or expressed herself in art, or evolved philosophic systems."
- Anna Garlin Spencer, 1912
The White House Project - www.TheWhiteHouseProject.org
a national, non-partisan organization, is dedicated to advancing
women's leadership across sectors, enhancing public perceptions of
women's ability to lead and fostering the entry of women into
leadership positions, including the U.S. Presidency.
Vote. Run. Lead. - www.voterunlead.org
Vote, Run, Lead wants to engage and invite thousands of women
into the political process in 2004 through voter education and
registration, community forums and events, and political leadership
trainings.
Grameen Foundation - www.grameenfoundation.org
A nonprofit organization that uses microfinance and tiny loans, to
help the poor, mostly women, start self-sustaining businesses.
“I'm an excellent housekeeper.
Every time I get a divorce, I keep the house.”
- Zsa Zsa Gabor
Divorce Care - www.divorcecare.com
Support groups meeting throughout the US, Canada and nearly 20
other countries and territories.
Divorce Source - www.divorcesource.com
A resource for National divorce services and support across the
USA.
Divorce Magazine - www.divorcemag.com
Resource lists, lawyers, legal advice, support.
World Law Direct - www.worldlawdirect.co
Good resource for online legal advice and international divorce
issues.
“She's been everybody else's girl -
maybe one day she'll be her own.”
- Tori Amos
National Domestic Violence Hotline: www.ndvh.org
24-Hour Access from all 50 states. Translators available.
1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY)
Support Network for Battered Women (SNBW) www.snbw.org
24 hour hotline, shelter, therapy, legal services
Safe for All - www.safe4all.org/help
Domestic violence resource site. Listings of resource centers.
American Bar Association www.abanet.org/domviol/victims.html
Legal help, cyberstalking facts, 5 ways to eliminate domestic
violence.
RAINN - http://million.rainn.org
Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network has taken 1 million hotline
calls about rape and other forms of domestic abuse. 1-800-656-
HOPE
Domestic Abuse International -
www.vachss.com/help_text/domestic_violence_intl.html
A listing of Domestic Violence resources around the world.
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