Smart military spouses can appreciate Lissa McGrath's latest book, in spite of its title. Lissa, a Navy wife, is the author of "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Life as a Military Spouse." It's a reference guide for many of the issues faced by military spouses and families.

After eight deployments -- she wrote the book during one of them -- she knows her subject. For the March 1 Spouse Calls, i talked to Lissa about the book, which is her fourth. Click here to read more about the book and author.

One of Stars and Stripes’ own has a role on Army Wives.

For the Feb. 15 Spouse Calls, I talked to Julie Negron, creator of the “Jenny The Military Spouse” comic strip -- a regular feature in Stars and Stripes Sunday Scene section -- about “Jenny’s” recent appearances on the Lifetime television drama.

“The show's art department saw the strip in The Paraglide at Fort Bragg, where the show was filming,” Julie said. “The set director wrote to me about using the strip on the show.”