Here I write under my given name because as of this year I am IDGAF years old. I write under this name and one other on Amazon. Over the years on different platforms mostly blogging, I've had different names.

One, people are too nosey and want to do a deep dive on you on the dark web like you've applied to work at NSA.

Then too as a woman much to my chagrin, we have to take extra precautions to protect ourselves.

Then there are those who don't think women can write about history so if and when I get the time (I should live so long) I'll be plucking a MALE ancestor's name off the old family tree.