empower: fight like a girl is a collection of short stories written by female authors who are best known for their work on a variety of television shows. The title promises stories about female characters unafraid to fight their own battles which I found intriguing. Furthermore, the proceeds of the book are donated to the Lupus Foundation of America. And I should add that I own pretty much any book Jane Espenson helped create. So buying this collection was basically a no-brainer . The authors featured in the book are each named on the cover and have contributed a total of sixteen short stories to the book. What makes this especially interesting to me - except for the obvious feminist ideals - is the fact that the authors are largely known as television writers. This is noticeable through the stories. Some reference it overtly such as Jane Espenson's "INT. WOLF - NIGHT". In other cases like "Three Minutes" by Liz Edwards the build up and suspense created in