In 1976 I Wrote A Lot About

I Have An Office In My House And One About Five Minutes From My House. I Worked Solely Out Of My House For Many Years, But Find, With Children, That I Have To Be In A Different Zip Code To Think.

What Happened To The Good Old Days Of "woman As Passive Recipient?" What Happened To Being Courted? What Happened To Sitting Back Under A Parasol And Granting Someone A Chance To Try To Win Us Over?

I'm Lucky That My Real-life Mom Has Both A Great Sense Of Humor About Herself And An Amazing Ability To Slip Into Complete Denial If The Subject Matter Gets A Little Too Close To Home.

A Lot Of Married People Certainly Have Wonderful Relationships With Their Dogs, But When You're Single And Your Dog Is The Only Other Living Thing In Your House, It's A Really Special Relationship Which I Wanted Cathy To Have.

Animal Welfare Issues Have Always Been Important To Me.