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More News on HerStories
The HerStories Project kicked off on March 6 with a festive group. Storytellers Jean Bolley (Lansing Storytellers) and Lynette Brown (Michigan Women’s Historical Center) in character as Elizabeth Cady Stanton began the afternoon followed by the workshop “Journaling through change” … Continue reading
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Hope at the Center: Poetry Show
“Hope at the Center: Poetry Show” takes place on April 15, 2010, at 8pm at SCENE Metrospace of East Lansing. I am performing poetry from a collection of the same name to be released in tandem with the event. My … Continue reading
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News on HerStories
Press is picking up about The HerStories Project including an interview with Bonnie Bucqueroux from Lansing Online and a plug by Bill Castanier published in LON and the Mittenlit Blog. LON also invited me to write from the perspective of … Continue reading
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HerStories: March 2010
I’ve named a new endeavor of mine The HerStories Project, which kicks off in March to celebrate stories about women during Women’s History Month. If you live in or are near the greater Lansing area of Michigan, be sure to … Continue reading
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Two-Spirits: The Fred Martinez Project
The other day I came across The Fred Martinez Project, created in memory of a Navajo teenager who was brutally killed. The information in this post is taken from the project website, which I highly recommend to check out. The … Continue reading
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Writing in Am’dam
From 14 to 16 August I attended a creative writing workshop at the ABC Treehouse. One day of fiction with Amal Chatterjee and another of poetry with Jane Draycott culminated in a group reading. My bag of tricks is fatter … Continue reading
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29 May 2009
These two weeks back to Belgium surprisingly are tender. I miss my birthland and loved ones more than during the initial phase of of relocation (summer 2008). Nonetheless I’m planting my first garden, learning about self-employment, and meeting other expats. … Continue reading
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El Mundo Zurdo 2009
The gathering “El Mundo Zurdo: The First International Conference on the Work and Life of Gloria E. Anzaldúa” amazed me. I am grateful to have been among so many spirits touched by Anzaldúa’s words and Gloria’s actions. Event photos are … Continue reading
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Brave Souls, Thanks!
Thanks to the Lansing Writing Workshop participants! Your presence enriched the event and gifted me with insight. Photos are available in the More section of this post. Your table discussions bravely explored the workshop topics: embracing inspiration of body, spirit, … Continue reading
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Feminist Poetry Night
What an incredible turn out! The Planned Parenthood fundraiser on 30 April had standing room only. Dessa Cosma, PP Senior Field Organizer, said it was a successful evening on two fronts: getting the word out to the community about services … Continue reading
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