Two Miles High
  • A Tale of Two Women
  • The Age of Consent
  • Alice's Mirrors
  • Angel Incarnate
  • Beauty & the Beast
  • Dreaming of the Virgin Mary
  • From Russia with Love
  • Homer's Women
  • The House of Incest
  • How to Look at a Naked Lady
  • Immortal Beloved
  • The Judgment of Paris
  • Kama Sutra
  • Letters from Africa
  • Life as Opera
  • Loki's Children
  • Oz is China
  • Poison Pen Letters
  • Precious Bodily Fluids
  • Sacred Prostitute
  • Spinster
  • The Sorcerer's Apprentice
  • Splendour in the Grass
  • The Town Square
  • The Whore's Revenge
  • The Woman in the Bower
  • Vampires in Venice
  • Voices and Saints
  • Women in Trousers
  • About the Author
Splendour in the Grass

Jessie Shanks

  • Nigel Bruce

Nigel Bruce

Jul 31, 2023
Jessie Shanks

My grandmother. One of the heroes in this story.

Jessie-Shanks
The Virgin of Guadalupe and President Sheinbaum

The Virgin of Guadalupe and President Sheinbaum

When México's President Claudia Sheinbaum wears clothing with red roses in the design, what is she saying? This is a seriously contested space in México today and has been ever since Frida Kahlo proudly appeared in Oaxacan Tehuana dress. With Sheinbaum, is it cultural appropriation by the new
Jun 27, 2026 4 min read
Women Power: Aristotle and Phyllis the dominatrix

Women Power: Aristotle and Phyllis the dominatrix

The tale of Phyllis and Aristotle is about how women can dominate intellectual men like Aristotle, physically and emotionally. She even has a leash on him and a whip! Perhaps he likes it? The tale itself belonged to a very popular literary and artistic genre in Europe from the 12th
Jun 20, 2026 3 min read
Were there female versions of Casanova?

Were there female versions of Casanova?

In 2025, a woman writer in the Independent (UK) declared "There is no female equivalent of Casanova" (.). That is true to the degree that no two lives are the same, and Casanova was a rather unusual character who led a very complex life. But, I think the writer
Jun 13, 2026 4 min read
Two Miles High © 2026
  • A Tale of Two Women
  • The Age of Consent
  • Alice's Mirrors
  • Angel Incarnate
  • Beauty & the Beast
  • Dreaming of the Virgin Mary
  • From Russia with Love
  • Homer's Women
  • The House of Incest
  • How to Look at a Naked Lady
  • Immortal Beloved
  • The Judgment of Paris
  • Kama Sutra
  • Letters from Africa
  • Life as Opera
  • Loki's Children
  • Oz is China
  • Poison Pen Letters
  • Precious Bodily Fluids
  • Sacred Prostitute
  • Spinster
  • The Sorcerer's Apprentice
  • Splendour in the Grass
  • The Town Square
  • Vampires in Venice
  • Voices and Saints
  • The Whore's Revenge
  • The Woman in the Bower
  • Women in Trousers
  • About the Author
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