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Embracing Geekiness
At Ottawa Comiccon this year, I looked around at everyone waiting alongside me before they opened the doors. Old and young, costumed or not, we were all there to let our geek-flags fly. Being
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Fangirl Friday: The Geeky Hostess
This Friday we’re fangirling over the Geeky Hostess blog because you can never have too many RSS feeds going, amiright? Tara, the Geeky Hostess, is a marketing consultant and part-time model. Blogging out of
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Geek Travel: Jane Austen Itinerary
We have yet to find that magic wardrobe into Narnia and, sadly, the Doctor has not shown up in his Tardis. But there are still plenty of geeky locations to visit in this wide
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A Dad, a Daughter, and the Enterprise
My first memories of watching Star Trek are as a prisoner. Saturday mornings, just a bright and carefree little girl, I would skip down the stairs and over to the couch to make some
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Awesome Ladies in History: Irena Sendler
In a small town outside of Warsaw, Poland in 1910, Irena Krzyżanowska was born to sensible and well-educated parents. Her father was a physician and one of the first Polish Socialists, who was full
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Cooking on the Run: Preserved Lemons
It’s important to prep for the inevitable crisis that was imparted by last month’s column, where a sense of urgency was created with regard to their food preservation skills. Are you worried that the
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Awesome Ladies in History, ‘Star Wars’ Edition: Leigh Brackett
An aunt once asked her: “Why don’t you write nice stories for the Ladies’ Home Journal?,” to which Brackett replied: “I wish I could, because they pay very well, but I can’t read the
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Interview: International Geek Girl Pen Pals Club
A month ago, International Geek Girl Pen Pals Club (IGGPPC) was just going through their first round of pairing up writers (and geeks). Now, a month later, Paper Droids has had the honour of
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The Old ERA: Equal Rights Amendment
Since casting their first ballots in the presidential elections of 1920, American women have fought against discrimination and inequality to hold seats in congress, fight in the military, and become Fortune 500 CEOs. Now,
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Geek Travel: 007 Itinerary
Okay, Geek Gals, here’s the truth — we’ll never get to ride the train to Hogwarts or take a week’s holiday in Rivendell. But that doesn’t mean we can’t visit Platform 9 ¾ at
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