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The sisterhood of Songbird

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Authors Iris Bolling, Piper Huguley, and Deborah Mello are powerhouse writers by themselves, but when they put their magic together, readers are treated to the phenomenon known as Songbird .  Sparrow’s Song Piper Huguley In the hot summer of ‘68, recent graduate Sparrow Jones takes a job running the summer program at her family’s church hoping to save enough money to attend music school. Despite her mother’s objections, music is Sparrow’s ministry. Yet, as she throws herself into her work, she finds a different calling in little Carole and her stern father. Widower Master Sargent John Charles drops his little girl off at the church everyday, trusting them to take care his daughter while he works and maybe help her to regain her speech. When the feisty program director begins questioning his parenting skills, it takes all of his military disciplines to keep his temper and manners in check. Yet, the thought of her and the care she shows for his child makes the heart he tho...

Like my exes, live action DC movies just keep letting me down

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Nobody wanted to love Wonder Woman more than me. As I'm writing this, I'm sipping iced tea from a Wonder Woman cup. But DC's live action Wonder Woman  just has me wondering why do I keep doing this to myself?! Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman, Supergirl and the Flash are my top super heroes. So, after watching that amazing 2009 Wonder Woman animated movie, I had high expectations for this new movie. Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman saved Batman v. Superman.  When she came to fight, she brought it. I forgave  DC pretty quickly for not casting  Lynda Carter in this movie. I mean, you look at Ms. Carter and you see Wonder Woman. But I digress. This movie was more woman than wonder. And it pissed me off. Wonder Woman is actually one of the most powerful women in any superhero universe. She would beat the hell out of Black Widow. Fight me.  This Wonder Woman seemed immature and naive. She also seemed a little more impressed by a penis than an Amazon should've be...