You don’t have to be Wonder Woman…

I have a long history with Wonder Woman, mostly involving comic books and a campy ’70s TV show starring beauty queen Lynda Carter. Besides being tireless and powerful, somehow Wonder Woman’s lipstick was always a shiny perfect red and her meticulously styled hair was always in place. And on top of fearlessly vanquishing evil week after week, she was a genuinely nice person.

When I started this journey, I though somehow that the amazing women of history I wanted to write about would be just like Wonder Woman; a perfect blend of power, beauty, and niceness. But they were not … the women who changed the world were just like you and me. Real. Flawed. Broken.

Join me on a journey to meet these women. And, in turn, discover what you have in common with the women who changed the world. You might be surprised!

For more, read Susy’s story “I’ve Got Something Wonder Woman Doesn’t” in Kyria.com, a new digital mag by the folks at Christianity Today.

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“Pink Warrior: Living With Passion, Boldness, & Courage” was the theme of a radio interview I did recently with Dr. Carolyn on her internet radio show “Getting Good at Life.” You can listen to the show anytime by clicking on the button in the box to the upper left. She’s an amazing communicator, and we had a great time talking about the challenges, and the blessings, of the breast cancer journey. more here

Woo hoo! So Long Status Quo made it onto a few “Favorite Books of 2009″ lists. You can check them out by clicking on the links below:

• Check out Kathi Lipp’s blog.”Susy is a brave, excellent writer and…” more here
• Homeschooling mom Janna, over at Cornhusker Academy, called So Long Status Quo a life changing book: “Inspiration, moving, and educational…” more here
• Man’s man Jeffery Battersby recently posted a review of So Long Status Quo on his Reyespoint blog: “Flory’s style is easy, familiar, and not unlike writers like Donald Miller who are willing to expose some of themselves in an honest and truthful fashion in order to shed light on a much broader truth…” more here

Meeting up at Good Reads. Have you discovered GoodReads? It’s the biggest and best online book club ever. You can get great book recommendations from people you know, keep track of what you’ve read and what you’d like to read, and more. It’s a lot like Facebook, where you collect friends and form a community. And they’re all bookworms, like us! Look me up, and let’s be GoodReads friends. here

Resources. Just released! Reader’s guide for SO LONG STATUS QUO. Perfect for book clubs, women’s groups or homeschoolers. Also, Teresa Drake interviewed Susy Flory recently on leaving her comfy couch life, where the title of So Long Status Quo comes from, and why women yearn for something more. read more…

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I traveled around Europe for a month when I was 18. (I also met a tall blond guy there who later became my husband, but that’s a whole other romance-in-the-Greek-Isles story.) One memory that has stayed with me is the way Europeans do dinner: they eat late, take their time, enjoy spirited conversation, and spice things up with a friendly debate or two. So, in the European dinner tradition, let’s connect. We can talk, share, disagree, and still be friends by the time dessert arrives! — Susy