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I’m wondering if, as I have suspected, we women writers are endangered…in a novel way.

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John Wade on Wolf Pen Farm: Not A Bingham Estate!: “I worked on the farm and moved a guy name Will believed it the son” May 22nd, 7:24 am

Robert Madewell on The Eye of the Needle: “I think that’s an arrow loop, not a gate.” February 6th, 3:23 pm

Evelyn Heart on Lady Wisdom: “Terrifying in its familiarity! Not because of any one person, but because of what it says about the sensibility of…” December 16th, 7:29 pm

Kris on What’s the Matter With “The Runaway Bunny”?: “This book was always very special to me. My mother was distant, but she read this to me on several…” December 4th, 9:23 pm

Trish Williams-Mello on If You Want to Build a Strong Girl: “Dear Sallie, We will miss you so very, very much. Your generosity of spirit, compassion, and support especially for us…” August 15th, 4:22 pm

How Daddy Lost His Ear: And Other Stories

October 18th, 2025

Sallie Bingham reads from and discusses her final book, her fifth collection of short stories.

On The Movement

September 24th, 2025

Sallie Bingham discusses The Movement: How Women's Liberation Transformed America 1963-1973. Being a single parent, her early days as a writer, and the struggles women faced during that