Books and Bonbons: According to Jane by Marilyn Brant

The Plot: It begins one day in sophomore English class, just as Ellie Barnett’s teacher is assigning Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice”. From nowhere comes a quiet ‘tsk’ of displeasure. The target: Sam Blaine, the cute bad boy who’s teasing Ellie mercilessly, just as he has since kindergarten.
Entirely unbidden, as Jane might say, the author’s [...]

Bachelorette: Jake the Pilot Gives SMW the Dish!

As you’ll hear in the audio clip below, I had a great time on the air with Rochelle and Pam of Chat With Women Radio (KKNW, Seattle) as we discussed both their interview with THE BACHELORETTE’s Jake the Pilot, and the odious Wes.
Just click here, and you can hear it all…
To recap:
Jake explains that, the [...]

It’s Midnight. Do You Know Where Your Teen Is?

SingleMindedWomen.com Family Channel -Research shows that during the summer months, there is an increase in the use of alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs by teens. The reasons for this are consistent with your concerns. Kids are more likeley to use these substances when they are bored and when they have too much unsupervised free time.
In [...]

Jane Austen – Single Traveler

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” — Jane Austen

“It is always incomprehensible to a man that a woman should ever refuse an offer of marriage. A man always imagines a woman to be ready for anybody who [...]

Being Single Minded is a Classic Stance

Besides watching this past Sunday’s installment of Masterpiece Theater’s Jane Austen book series—the second of three for Pride and Prejudice—I also happened to catch the movie version of Bridget Jones’s Diary the night before.
My favorite scene is when Bridget, played so well be Renee Zellweger, is having dinner with a group of “Smug [...]