Category: Writing
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Daily Prompts: We can be taught
http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/09/21/daily-prompt-greatness/ Without a doubt, the single most influential teacher I’ve had was my HS English Teacher Ms G. She was everything I hoped to be in High School; witty, articulate, intelligent and doing what she loved. Her was a small woman, but her presence and love of teaching in creative ways was so over powering…
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Reading Rut
So it’s that time of year when I no longer want to read new books, I want to revel in the comfort that I found in titles I love. I used to be sad when this feeling rolled around but now I relish my re-reading of Macbeth, 100 Years of Solitude and everything that Junot…
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Daily Prompts: No fair
http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/09/20/daily-prompt-fair/ The depressing thing about this daily prompt is that there are infinite things to write about like women’s equality issues, the recent increase in gun violence, Bloomberg…etc. I don’t think there will ever be a time when we stop having these kinds of issues until we learn to consider other people. Growing up in…
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Daily Prompt: Naked with Black Socks
http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/09/18/daily-prompt-public/ Are you comfortable in front of people, or does the idea of public speaking make you want to hide in the bathroom? Why? I’ve always been shy. My outlet has been writing, it was a great way to avoid having to deal with my feelings or even conversations in a public way. Ever since…
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Akata Witch – Nnedi Okorafor
I stumbled across this book by chance really, one of the amazing women I follow on Twitter said it was going to be the next book read and discussed for our Twitter Book Club. As always, I’ll never turn down a book with the promise of discussion after so I bought it for my Nook…
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Struggling with Mortality
I start my new years resolution on my birthday, December 29th of every year. Usually, I take that day to reflect on my life and how far I’ve come in 365 days and start to set goals for the upcoming year. A few days before Christmas I got some disheartening news about my Grandmother who…
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No writing errors found
There is nothing as satisfying as completing a blog post or a piece of writing and getting that message after you run spell check.
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Inspiration: Chinua Achebe
The sun will shine on those who stand before it shines on those who kneel before them – Things Fall Apart. – Thoughts – Things Fall Apart is one of those books that you read as a child that changed your life, especially if you read it in High School and had an amazing English…
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My Xanga Account
OMG. Did you have Xanga? I’ve been blogging for a long time, it started years ago with Xanga. I was so excited to find a social networking site that wasn’t about meeting boys/girls. It really was about people wanting to express themselves. For me, it was freedom. At the time I got a Xanga account,…
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Faithfulness of Mind
Sometimes it takes more than a firm hand to correct a wrong. Sometimes it takes a glimpse of what you’ve done shown in the tears of a lover. I never wanted to cause you pain and here I am hurting you. I never wanted to be this torn from you. We’ve put ourselves in this…
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Dear Friend
Good Morning, I know this is a bit abrupt but I’ve been concerned that I was not able to reach you for the past couple weeks. I seem to have the worst timing. Our relationship has grown worlds apart from how it was when we first met. Do you remember? Us spending every possible moment…
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Cover your books
Buying exercise books were one way you recognized that the summer break was over and that it was time to go back to school. The notebooks were standard, they all looked alike and had the same amount of pages. The same logo graced the front and handy references covered the back. There was everything from…
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Death’s Dream
Clothed in the night, she walked amongst the hidden tribulations veiled thinly and pressed firmly into the world. Her eyes reflected only the stagnant light of stars long dead as she descended. She was the embodiment of darkness, skin rustic and ruddy that greedily soaked up the sun and glimmered like the full moon. She…
Lux 