Be My Guest: Tanisha L. Alston

July 22, 2009 by

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Last week, I got an interesting email in my inbox. Tanisha, a dear reader of this blog, sent along something she’d written, just for herself.

It’s the kind of therapeutic writing you do to get through a difficult moment. It was something personal, raw and private.

When she read my post about freaking out over tree fungus, she thought about how writing makes us brave. And she shared her essay with me. For no other reason except that it needed to be shared.

And I asked her to share it with us.

For no other reason except that it needs to be shared.

Enjoy.

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No Tea For The Fever: EDITS!

July 21, 2009 by

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I have a very bad habit.

I use my Blackberry as a bedside alarm clock.When it goes off, I pick it up, turn it off.

And then I check my email.

Not cool, I know. When you wake up in the morning, you should be giving thanks for another day and plotting how you will take over the world–not checking to see if anyone has emailed you since the night before.

So, Sunday morning, my Blackberry buzzes. I roll over and pick it up. I can hear Tog in her room singing “Where Is Thumbkin” very softly.

Just one new message.

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Commercial Break: We will soon return to your regularly scheduled programming

July 16, 2009 by

I had a scheduled of blog posts this week. And then Life came in and made mincemeat of my plans.

I shall return.

If you’re a new dear reader, check out some of my favorite posts: conversations with generally dope folks, writing and journalism lessons you may find helpful and some background on a story I’d love to write one day.

And if you’re a super new reader, find some information about me here.

See you all soon.

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Haftime’s New Music Monday: Ledisi, Kristina DeBarge and Joy Jones

July 13, 2009 by

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Heather A. Faison, AKA Haftime, is  the young whippersnapper with her ears to the street. I’m the old fogey who’s trying desperately to keep up with what’s new and hot.

This week, Haftime introduced me to the progeny of an 80s legacy, a woman who wears some scary eyeshadow and a song I had to download on the spot.

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