Paulette Rees-Denis, the founder of Tribal belly dance in Portland, OR, was kind enough to let me read a copy of Tribal Vision: A Celebration of Life Through Tribal Belly Dance (Cultivator Press, 2008).I'm primarily a fusion belly dancer: a little oriental, a little salsa, a little Turkish, even a little ballet here and there.… Continue reading Review: Tribal Vision: A Celebration of Life Through Tribal Belly Dance

When my 72 year old grandma handed me A Companion to Wolves (Sarah Monette and Elizabeth Bear, TOR 2007) she said, "Tell me what you think as soon as you read it." Of course, I didn't notice it's a TOR book immediatley, so assumed it was a Native American storyline (as that's often what Grandma… Continue reading Book Review: A Companion to Wolves