A French soldier strokes a kitten on 22 July 1995 in Sarajevo, Bosnia. The soldier was waiting for a convoy bringing water to the civilian population.
Reblogged from Idle thoughts
This Memorial Day, we took a look back at how the U.S. soldier has evolved over the years. Did you know camouflage wasn’t introduced until the end of World War II?
Reblogged from The Daily
[On “How Do You Write Such Strong Female Characters?”] There’s a second part to the question. The unspoken part. It’s the part where I’m being asked and not, say, Laura Lippman. Because Laura is a woman, and it’s presumed therefore that she knows how to write about women, what with having been one her entire adult life. By the same token, Laura Lippman is not asked how it is she can write such convincing, strong male characters. Implicit in her job as a crafter of fiction is the demand that she must. No question need be asked.
Reblogged from Flarson's Tumblr
