TEN DAYS OF 'NO SERVICE'by Sonja StoneTwo days ago I woke up in Crested Butte, Colorado. It was 43 degrees. This morning, back in Phoenix, I woke at 0400--it was already 90 degrees.I've just returned from a semi off-grid road trip to Alpine country. I panicked for the first 36 hours or...
S. Lee Manning: If you’ve ever watched the movie Fiddler on the Roof, the scene will be familiar to you. The Jewish protagonist and village philosopher Tevye toasts the engagement of his daughter to Lazar Wolf with the other Jewish men in the village tavern, singing the well-known words,...
AKA: Why Women Make Good Spiesby Sonja StoneAs many of you know, March is Women’s History Month. To celebrate, my blog sisters have written about the unsung intelligence officers throughout history—women who have risked their lives for their countries and causes.History has proven time and...
By Jamie Freveletti1930's Telephone OperatorWiretapping is in the news this week and I have been following with interest the articles regarding the need for warrants --or the lack of them. Of course, as a former attorney I am always interested in the procedure and protocol for anything that our...
S. Lee Manning: The best spies are the people who are least noticed. The handsome dashing man or gorgeous woman may be appealing in fiction – so of course some of us, including me – have them as protagonists –but standing out can be a liability in espionage. Spies need to fly under the radar. Who...
by Sonja StoneAn unexamined life is not worth living. --SocratesThe weekend started with a beautiful evening hike in the McDowell Mountains.PERSONALITIES IN LOVEIn honor of Valentine's Day (a holiday that, as a general rule, I loathe), I'm gonna talk about couples in relationships. Specifically,...
S. Lee Manning: We Rogue Women Writers are blogging these two weeks on why intelligence matters. In essence, it’s quite simple. The purpose of intelligence services is to give government leaders information so that they can act, well, intelligently. One of the unfortunate things about intelligence...
To receive great stories, join our mailing list here! Enter your email in the box on the left.To kick off January 2017 and celebrate just over 6 months of the Rogue Women Writers’ Blog, we are hosting a GIVEAWAY! If you’ve been following us, you know we are a group of eight authors of...
by Sonja StoneBecause one day it might.THE BASICS OF ESPIONAGEEvery spy must master a few key skills. The art of disguise, for example. Here’s the trick: Become the grey man (or woman). The less noticeable you are, the better. This video from the International Spy Museum in Washington D.C....
By Francine MathewsOne hundred and one years ago this week, Edith Cavell--a British nurse in German-occupied Belgium in the first World War--was executed by firing squad. It was the Germans who killed her, allegedly for treason, although that seems an odd word to choose for aiding and abetting her...
