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Might not even make it to my wishlist...

  • Mar. 26th, 2008 at 12:25 PM
Knowsit
I might just pick it up from B&N on my way home. If you're a fan of cartoons and comic strips then you've got to check out the work of Jackie Ormes. Her work ran between 1937-56 - and depected smart, savy and often fashionable black women characters engaged in the real issues facing women (and African Americans) of the time. 

NPR did a story this morning about Ormes, recognized as the first African American woman cartoonist, and a new collection of her work by the same name by Nancy Goldstein:

Jackie Ormes: The First African American Woman Cartoonist 

Writer's Block: My favorite memory

  • Mar. 18th, 2008 at 10:53 AM
Lolita

What is one of your favorite memories?


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 My first full out gallop - I was on a great big chestnut mare named Maggie who had attitude out the wazzo. She loved the run as much as I did.

Writer's Block: The Things We Carry

  • Mar. 12th, 2008 at 9:27 PM
Writer girl

What do you always carry with you?


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1. Chapstick. With lips like these - necessity.
2. Book. Never leave home without one. Hate standing in line staring at the floor.
3. Ipod. I know, I know. I love my little Mockingbird, though. She sings all my favorite songs!
4. A sense of excitement. Never know what the next moment will bring.