Today's Pick - women with something to say....Janis Ian 'At Seventeen', Carly Simon 'You're So Vain', Pat Benatar 'Love is a Battlefield'....
Movies
Doubt. Meryl Streep can do no wrong.
Television
Supernatural, The Daily Show, The Soup
Books
WRITTEN BY ME ...
The Boy from Willow Bend
2009 Edition
Dancing Nude in the Moonlight
CURRENTLY BEING READ BY ME ...
Bethesda and Christian Hill: Our History & Culture by Joy Lawrence, Evening is the Whole Day by Preeta Samarasan and Walking on Water by Randall Kenan. For previous installments of 'Read anything good lately' (my thoughts on books recently read) check my blog archives.
Heroes
The divine one. And from the smallest to the largest, those who dare, inspire, and overcome...though human and, by definition, flawed.
Jhohadli Have you read The Boy from Willow Bend? Well, what are you waiting for? Order online or from your bookstore today (ISBN 978-1-906190-2) Posted at 2:41 PM Nov 23 view more
I'm the author of two novellas - The Boy from Willow Bend and Dancing Nude in the Moonlight. A new edition of The Boy from Willow Bend hit the market in 2009 (with art work by Heather Doram - featured in the following video; along with an author photo by Jane Rodriguez Javier).
I also freelance as a journalist and editorial consultant. For more on my services, check out Joanne's page.
REVIEWS FOR THE BOY FROM WILLOW BEND:
"Well crafted, lively, and absolutely believeable..."
"Quick, tight and thought provoking writing..."
-DAILY OBSERVER.
"…exciting and moves swiftly…" -TRINIDAD GUARDIAN.
"…effective characterization and narrative that stays true to Caribbean island experience." -ISLAND WHERE.
"A great and insightful look at Caribbean life." -SHE CARIBBEAN.
"Won't be surprised if it eventually becomes part of the curriculum for literature studies in our schools." -MY SPACE READER REVIEW.
REVIEWS FOR DANCING NUDE IN THE MOONLIGHT:
"...lyrical, sensual and gentle." -THE CARIBBEAN WRITER VOLUME 19.
"...sensitive, sensuous, well nuanced." - ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA REVIEW OF BOOKS
"…a true page turner…" "...a very real slice of life in Antigua..."-ANTIGUA SUN.
"… delicious, sensual ...beautifully crafted...simply told." -OUTLET.
"...all the words in this book jumped off the page and sprang to life..." -DAILY OBSERVER.
"I got so caught up in it, i didn't want it to end." -MY SPACE READER REVIEW.
To read or listen to some of my creative writing online go to Breadloaf 2008 Conference Recordings and/or Calabash and/or Women Writer's Zine and/or Sea Breeze
OTHER LINKS AT
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Who I'd like to meet: other creative people, people in publishing, potential readers.
Sending you positive vibes and some creative vibes too. Hope this day finds you well and wearing it well too. Keep writing - it's in the veins and the world is so much more beautiful because of writers, poets, artists and creative kin.
Ok Joanne,
That's just a wonderful thing. I miss him big time. He is a real smart boy and is always trying to out smart me. Hope all is well with you in Antigua. I am just working on my graduate degree. We will talk. Thanks for the appreciation and love for Terique.
Thank you for your message!! You are always welcome on my page!! I you sending an extract of the text of my song " Je veux sentir ) "
It is the hope of the better world which urges me to forgive And if you want to receive it will be necessary that learn to give some I shall have wanted to have wings to be able to fly away Far above the people and above their wickedness
and for the first time since i started talking at 10 months old i cannot think of one word to tell anyone describing any gift i want or need for Kwanzaa, Christmas, Ramadan, Hanukah or Ma 42nd BornDay January 15th, 2009 God's Willing.
MA PRESIDENT IS BLACK.
and as selfish as i am as much as i love getting presents knowing i was born cute and thus should be showered with gifts daily
right now i feel only GOD can understand why i cry as i type
MA PRESIDENT IS BLACK
i didn't even know this was all i desire from my time on earth until today when i began to realize that the news reports are not false
MA FIRST LADY is as DIGNIFIED as ALL THE WOMEN who CARRIED ME here
and Ms. Michelle and Her Boo got PURRTY BABIES just like Ma Siblings do
One of them wears Her NAPPY TRESSES Braided and Twisted just like I do
MA PRESIDENT IS BLACK
Thank You GOD for always knowing what is in ma heart
for wordslingAH ain't got the words to express what
MA PRESIDENT IS BLACK
means to MA SOUL
(but just in case, you wanna gift me, A ain't gone insult yah. Just make it OBAMA stuff, like bed linen, track suits, cocoa mugs, curtains, silver rings, copper bracelets, a backpack with wheels that can hold my 17" laptop, long sleeve t-shirts (light and heavy), football & basketball jerseys with the 44, or simple, A PLAIN WHITE TEE SHIRT WITH A CIRCLE AND THE LETTERS B*A*M*A* inside - the reverse in BLACK with WHITE DESIGN would make it a set.)
But none of that is to put any pressure on your budget in these economic times. And the last time I felt like this, was when My Father worked extra for a whole year to buy me a ten speed, banana seat, gorilla handle bars bike.
Plus as stated above
MA PRESIDENT IS BLACK
THANK YOU FOR THE BEST GIFT EVER!!!!!!! SmoOoches, EMPRESS SomaMoja ZuriAsali QUASHEBA
MA NAPPY TRESSES did not arrive in time for the festivities, so the ribbon was just placed atop my head.
Presenting The First Official Photograph of HER ROYAL HIGHNESS, Ms. Buford D Bumpkin: Simple's Capesterre Wife. 1st Cousin to Otis of Mayberry,NC. Mother of Dude, BADU told to call Tyrone.
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