Three young Muslims, including a newly-wed couple, were shot dead in their home in a North Carolina neighbourhood in the US. Continue reading
Category: Uncategorized
The History of the Conversation Heart | Mental Floss
Who doesn’t love them? The History of the Conversation Heart | Mental Floss Continue reading The History of the Conversation Heart | Mental Floss
One Small Planet
In 1947 Darryl Zanuck produced a controversial movie called “Gentlemen’s Agreement” about anti-Semitism in the United States. I remember watching it on television on something like Million Dollar Movie or The Late Show. I don’t think I fully understood it. I grew up in New York City where everyone was the same. We might have gone to different houses of worship and some of us … Continue reading One Small Planet
A Writer’s Journey | Between the Beats
Thinking about writing? Think no more! A Writer’s Journey | Between the Beats Continue reading A Writer’s Journey | Between the Beats
A Writer’s Journey
I started writing stories when I was still in elementary school. At first I was shy about sharing them but by the time I reached Junior High School I’d gotten over my uncertainty. Suddenly my friends were asking me to write stories about them, usually romantic stories about boys or singers they liked. By the time I was in high school I was writing poetry … Continue reading A Writer’s Journey
What’s The Back Story? 6 Origin Stories to Blow Your Mind
Interesting article. What book would you write a back story for? What’s The Back Story? 6 Origin Stories to Blow Your Mind Continue reading What’s The Back Story? 6 Origin Stories to Blow Your Mind
Nighthawks- An Essay “His hair blew back from the high forehead, the brow furrowed as the grit of the city stung his eyes. Continue reading
Insignificanc: An Essay
“The air was crisp with the hint of autumn dancing at the edges of the night. There was the promise of golden red leaves and ripe apples in the breeze that lifted his hair and blew it back from his forehead. His hand grasped my elbow, his voice a deep timber that flowed with the mood of the evening, seductive and non-threatening. But beneath the … Continue reading Insignificanc: An Essay
Elizabeth Horton-Newton –
Elizabeth Horton-Newton – Continue reading Elizabeth Horton-Newton –
Jupiter Hammon – Black History and Writing in Colonial America
Jupiter Hammon – Black History and Writing in Colonial America Since this is Black History Month and I’m a writer I decided to see if I could find out anything interesting about black writers in America. I figured I’d find bios of Alex Haley, Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, and Toni Morrison. What I did not expect to find was an African American writer from Colonial American … Continue reading Jupiter Hammon – Black History and Writing in Colonial America
