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Delta’s Oratorical Contest Inspires Writer
For several years, I have participated a a judge for the annual oratorical contest sponsored by the Richmond Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta. The talent of the bright-eyed students always brings a smile to my face and a bounce to my step. This morning, they...
Make An Impact By Giving
About 100 women, and a handful of men and youngsters, donned yellow plastic “hard hats” today and stood in snow-dusted grass smiling at a camera. They posed in mid-morning winter cold for a group shot to celebrate the founding members of Impact 100 Richmond, an...
Finishing Your Novel in 2011
My husband is a marvelous writer. His readers know that. But every now and then his brilliance with story, its structure and its soul, moves me to tears. And so on a road trip to Philly over the holidays I found myself doing the ugly cry when in a matter of minutes he...
2011? Nina Simone Knows How I feel!
On the cusp of a new year and I am so struck and humbled by challenges and opportunties that the perfect words to express my current state elude me. So with apologies to Nina Simone for a feeble attempt to capture her joyous ad libs, this song expresses my feelings...
Deadline Diva No More
You may delay, but time will not. ~Benjamin Franklin I met a writing contest deadline yesterday. That’s the good news. The bad news is I made revisions right down to the last nanosecond. I am a deadlineaholic. And I need to change. Having written thousands of stories...
God Boxes As Presents
During this limited production called life you never know who you will meet and what you will learn. At a wonderful Christmas party last night, I met three incredible women who shared intimate aspects of their lives amidst a roaring fire as warm and welcoming as the...