Archive for the 'Double-X' Category
Monday, November 8th, 2010
“When you grow up feeling less than special, you sometimes act less than special.” ~ Beverly Bond, Founder of “Black Girls Rock” Amen and amen. I can’t control my girls’ futures, but I strive everyday now to let them know that they are special, so they’ll act special AND never settle for anyone treating them [...]
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Saturday, July 31st, 2010
Or rather a lantern, with a genie in it. Or something. At any rate, I rub him and I get books! Actually, I send him links to books I like, and *POOF*…they appear. From our earliest dating days, I told him he could miss me with the flowers and jewelry (though I appreciate any and [...]
Posted in Black History Month All Year Long, Black to the Future, Books and Writers, Cool Stuff, Currently Reading, Double-X, Fun Times, It's...Whatever., Long-Distance Love, Love 101, Mail Call, This and that | 6 Comments »
Thursday, May 13th, 2010
PantyO started following me on Twitter the other day, and I’m not exactly sure why. Look…I’m pushing 40, have had natural childbirth, and well, the old gray mare ain’t what she used to be. Yet, TechBooHusband stays smiling so…*shrug*. That said…even if I was having problems, I STILL wouldn’t blow $125 on PantyO, some drawse [...]
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Thursday, May 6th, 2010
Mother’s Day is hard for me. While I enjoy being celebrated as a mom, it’s a hard day for me as a daughter and a granddaughter. So, over the next few days, I’m going to post some mama-related writing here. My way of navigating these waters. Today’s post is from the archives of my Literary [...]
Posted in Back in the Day, Black to the Future, Books and Writers, Double-X, Mama-hood, Offspring, Wordsmithin' | 2 Comments »
Saturday, May 1st, 2010
GirlChild Press presents the third anthology in the “girl series” – Woman’s Work: The Short Stories. The collection will be released on June 15, 2010, but is currently available now at the pre-sale price of $10.00 at www.girlchildpress.com/products.html. Woman’s Work is a wonderful literary celebration. The writing is razor sharp and the storytelling compelling. In this provocative and [...]
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Thursday, March 18th, 2010
Okay, so here’s the thing: I don’t like to shop. I enjoy “stuff”, but the actual process of shopping does nothing for me. (And window shopping makes absolutely no sense to me: If I can’t afford it, the last thing I want to do is stand around looking at it. Can someone who does this [...]
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Saturday, December 5th, 2009
“The reading was sublime. All mama-writers. Lots of blood, sex, body fluids, wine.” These 3 sentences were about all I could muster on Twitter when I returned home last night from the Unblurred reading. I was pretty okay when I left the house. By phone, Techboo had done his loving cheerleader thing. The first time [...]
Posted in Books and Writers, Cool Stuff, Double-X, Friends, Fun Times, Green, Long-Distance Love, Love 101, Mama-hood, Offspring, Toot-Toot, Wordsmithin' | 6 Comments »
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
Join me and some other Hip Mamas for a reading at Rebellious Nature this Friday night as part of the Unblurred Art. Music.Performance Crawl along Penn Ave. Click here for details.
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Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
Join me and some other Hip Mamas for a reading at Rebellious Nature this Friday night as part of the Unblurred Art. Music.Performance Crawl along Penn Ave. Click here for details.
Posted in Books and Writers, Cool Stuff, Double-X, Friends, Mama-hood, Toot-Toot, Wordsmithin' | 2 Comments »
Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Presents…a reading by local writers Deesha Philyaw, Christina Springer, Melissa Sokulski, Kelli Stevens Kane, and Robin Monroe, along with Amanda Gilby, short fiction contest winner, reading from her piece featured in Issue 44: The Creativity Issue This latest issue honors and celebrates musicians, writers, and artists who can nurture their kids and their art. Let’s [...]
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