Week 4: Where is V I this time?
October 23, 2012
Week 4: Where is V I this time?
I rely on a team who don’t know my friends to pick the winners every week so that selection can be unbiased. Thanks to everyone who remembered that VI’s father was a cop–although those who thought she was cozying up to Officer Mota before Breaking and Entering were right, too. Anyway, special congratulations to Michael […]
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October 16: Why is V I with this Man?
Our contest continues! This week, V I Warshawski is standing on Washington Street, near Grant Park, with Officer Mota of the Chicago Police Department. V I is often prickly, some might say confrontational, with the CPD’s finest, so what’s going on here? a. V I is trying to fool the police into thinking she’s following […]
READ MOREOctober 9, 2012
October 9: Where in Chicago Is V I Warshawski
We had a great response to Week 1 and we have two winners! Rachel Benoit, and silvermaple@ca.rr.com As soon as we get mailing addresses, we’ll get early copies of the paperback Breakdown out to you. On to today’s question. Where in Chicago is V I today? a. V I has an explosive personality; she’s taken Sara […]
READ MOREOctober 2, 2012
October 2: Where in Chicago is V I Warshawski?
V I is a big sports fan. She went to college on a basketball scholarship, her cousin Boom-Boom played for the Blackhawks, and she herself follows Chicago baseball and football. She’s dragged Sara to one of her favorite sports arenas. Who plays here? a) New York Yankees b) Chicago Cubs c) Manchester United d) The […]
READ MORESeptember 28, 2012
Where in the World is V I Warshawski?
V I Warshawski spends a lot of time racing across Chicago looking for clues. Here’s your chance to join her on her journeys! Every Tuesday for the next seven weeks we’ll post a picture on my blog of V I in a different part of Chicago. Guess the right location, and you’ll be entered into […]
READ MORESeptember 20, 2012
On the Road
I recently went to Vienna, Austria to do a little background work for the novel I’m currently writing. I wanted to see the Institute for Radium Research, which was radical in its support of women scientists back when it first opened its doors. In its prime, in the 1930’s, almost forty percent of the research […]
READ MOREAugust 24, 2012
Assault
I have never been raped. One in seven American women experiences this dehumanizing assault some time during her life, so I know, compared to my sisters, that I have been lucky. Neither virtuous nor unusually skilled. Just lucky. When I was 22, I was assaulted in my home. The man was my boss’s husband; he […]
READ MOREAugust 20, 2012
Chapter One
The first chapter of my work in progress will be included as a special addition to the paperback of Breakdown when that appears in December. However, as a thank you to everyone who stopped by the site after my last message, I’m letting you have a sneak preview of the first 2 pages here. The […]
READ MOREJuly 23, 2012
Cherry Picking Our Sacred Documents
Over the weekend, I heard from a man I went to school with almost 40 years ago. He made a fortune as a stockbroker and in retirement is active in right-wing politics, acting as a significant rainmaker for some high-profile Texas Tea Party candidates. Ralph, as I’ll call him, was miffed at a column I […]
READ MOREJuly 9, 2012
UK Edition of Breakdown
Breakdown will be on sale in paperback everywhere on December 4. Look for these special lightboxes in airports as you fly this winter.
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