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As Donald Trump continues to double and triple down on his defense of Confederate monuments, I’m reminded of a core principle underscoring my opposition to his presidency. Most Americans likely have issues that...
I have some personal news to share.
Some of you know that I’ve been working on a middle grade novel for . . . quite awhile (umm, my 18 year old was in middle school when I started writing it!) And by “working on,” I mean, I had an idea for a novel that was inspired by the incredible spirit of a beautiful friend who was battling cancer. And then I had fervent but somewhat unhinged first fragments of that novel when she lost that battle. And then, with time, some clarity around what...
Myers Park Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, NC has challenged us to use this unusual time during COVID 19 to read, watch, learn, experience, confess, and ACT to bring about real change towards a more fair and equitable country. At the bottom of the linked page are incredibly powerful resources to assist you on this journey.
“And what does the Lord require of you? To do justice and to love kindness and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah...
“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.” – Mark Twain
At the 2016 Democratic National Convention, Gold Star parent Khizr Khan gave a rousing speech in defense of immigrants...
“Are you watching TV? Anthony Foxx is on.” I grabbed the remote and found News 14 Carolina or CNN or some other local and/or national station that for the first, but not last, time would run the same report simultaneously about my hometown. That’s how I first heard that Charlotte had landed the 2012 Democratic National Convention. As it...
A couple of months ago, I posed a question on Facebook: Would you be interested in reading a political-ish blog (Unconventional) about someone who loves her country, and loves her city (host to the 2020 Republican National Convention), but who does not love President Trump? I wondered how I could square a desire to support my hometown...
If I met Sheri’s cancer on the street I would spit in its face. I would go all Quentin Tarantino and the revenge would be epic. We’re talking Samuel L.Jackson and Uma Thurman and Brad Pitt and Jamie Foxx all rolled into one big ball of smack down. It would beg for mercy but I would not be swayed. (Souuunnnd guud, inglorious bastard? Yeah, CRAZY good.)
If I passed Sheri’s cancer on the highway I would gun it to about 200 miles an hour, cross over the lines in full traffic...
Writers are often isolated, constantly navigating scenes and stories that exist only in their imaginations before evolving to the page. A writing career may be challenged by mental blocks, deadline pressures, platform anxieties, and other set-backs.
One may mitigate this reality by joining a group where members support each other through the difficult chapters. Our four member scribe tribe Writing Group, Ink...
Well, I’m about to step in it. And I’ve done so well for so long, not coming onto social media (and Facebook especially) to stir the pot and write/scream my opinion at everyone within virtual reach. This is no small feat. I have had A LOOOOOOOOT of opinions over the last year or so. Every day I take in the news and my brain explodes and I have all of the feelings and all of the thoughts and all of the many, many frustrations – and I might...
WHAT IS IT?
A brilliant movie that tells the unbelievable story of how a black cop infiltrated the KKK.
WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT?
This is a movie that will make you think – – about America’s past — and its future.
JUST THIS:
When I went to see BLACKKKLANSMAN I didn’t know a lot about the movie. I knew that it was “a Spike Lee joint,” the true story of how an African-Amercian police officer...