From Christina Springer:
Just in case any of you are working on something with a historical focus. Stipend is only a little over a grand.
The American Antiquarian Society (AAS), a national research library and learned society of American history and culture, is calling for applications for visiting fellowships for historical research by creative […]
Tami Winfrey Harris of WhatTamiSaid is the blogger I want to be when I grow up. Her analysis and perspectives on this election manage to be informative, insightful, *and* heartfelt. You know, average folk can’t do all of that. (Tami is also the editor of AntiRacistParent.com). Here’s a recent taste of Tami:
What We Deserve (A […]
Allow me introduce you to author (Still I Rise: A Cartoon History of African-Americans, scheduled for a 2009 re-release) and entertainment/media consultant Roland Laird holding court on his blog, Posro. Find out why Malcolm X’s “House Slave/Field Slave” speech “though rhetorically brilliant, was ultimately divisive and imprecise”; how Martin Luther King, Jr. might have fumbled […]
We live in a corner house, and the two large windows in the dining room overlook the sidewalk. The basement is at ground level, so passersby can’t see us unless they look up. This makes us privy to a lot of private conversations. The other night, while the girls and I […]
He’s skipping the Convention.
The difference between MySpace and Facebook:
MySpace: You are likely to encounter your 8th grade boyfriend whom you haven’t seen in 20 years, exchange a grand total of 2 messages which amount to “Hey, there!”, and all is well until his barely literate wife sends you hate mail insisting you stay away from her man. Eighth […]
Over at CoParenting101.org, we just got our first reader question. Well, actually it’s a request:
I like the site. I think it will give people a chance to explore the idea of divorce thoroughly. It will cause people to stop and think. I would like to see a story about how the friends of a […]
A fellow mama-writer is working on an article for a national parenting magazine, and she’s looking to interview parents who meet all of the following criteria:
1) spank their kids
2) disagree about this method of discipline
3) are willing to take part in a photo shoot for the article in NYC
4) live in the NY-NJ-CT area, or […]
As an elementary school kid growing up in the late ’70s, the idea of getting sent to the principal’s office and getting paddled was downright terrifying to me. I didn’t have to worry, though, because I was the quintessential Good Girl/Teacher’s Pet. Other kids, however, didn’t fare as well. It seems paddling is still practiced […]
I went to a house party/potluck tonight hosted by my friend and fellow writing comrade, Faith. Can I tell you how blessed I am to have a friend who is Finnish and Nigerian and a great cook versed in multi-ethnic cuisine and whose parties feature fabulous-but-grounded people from all over the planet (House […]
