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March 17, 2010
- Dear Readers: My hometown of Detroit, Michigan is currently going through a crisis. I just read the following article on cnn.com: http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/03/17/detroit.schools/index.html?hpt=T2 Detroit has long had a history of being referred to as the Murder Capital of the World (1980s), now it has a new moniker, the Crisis Capital of the World. Detroit just can't seem to cut ...
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March 14, 2010
- Eye am not an ordinary woman. Eye am not a store-bought woman. Eye am not a please-come-here woman. Eye am not a woman who holds back. Eye am a jazzy kind of woman. Eye am Sade, Billie, Nina, Ella, Sarah kind of woman. Eye am a poetic kind of woman. Eye am Toni, Alice, Maya, Zora, ...
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March 13, 2010
- "If he's stingy with his money, he'll be stingy with his love."--Francheska Ahmed-Cawthorne(from Sista girlfrien' breaks it down when Mom's not around)
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March 9, 2010
- Dear Readers: I've come up with a project for myself. I have decided to do a bibliography of every short story and a few poems that I have written thus far. I will include links to them so that (new) readers can read my work. Everything written under my real name and soon-to-be real name are as follows. Here is the list:Stories by Piper Davenport (revised under the pen name Jasmine ...
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March 6, 2010
- Dear Readers: If you are interested in following me on facebook.com, here's the link: http://www.facebook.com/jasmine.marie79Take care,Jasmine Marie(The Writer formerly known as Piper Davenport)
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March 6, 2010
- Dear Readers: I just wanted to take this opportunity to promote my ebook, which is available over at smashwords.com. For this week only (March 7-13), smashwords will be offering the ebook for free. I'm not happy about this because with my ebook, a reader can set the price, which means that you can pay whatever you want, from 99 cents up to ($5.00 if you wanted to) whatever. However, ...
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March 5, 2010
- bitter with the sweet gotta say something but what words don't make my lips dry? am I on my own now? don't know what he wants from me . . . it's too much hurt my family, hurt me my attention is priceless could send a card, a hi, hello, or f@^% you what would that solve? i'm like a puzzle, he's a maze of . . . sorts like a card game, like spades, like u n o reads too much into what ...
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March 3, 2010
- There are two characters here: Good girl, who is the do-er and Bad Girl, who is the Procrastinator. GG: I am a writer. BG: I am not a COMPLETE writer, you mean. GG: I have written some things but nothing special. BG: But not ENOUGH. GG: I am on my way! BG: Your way is taking much too long (voice drips with sarcasm). GG: Stop saying that! I am trying, I am doing the best I can, right? ...
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February 27, 2010
- Dear Readers: Today is my birthday! Happy birthday to me. Turning a year older has been quite a rollercoaster ride. Here's hoping your weekend is going great!Take care,Jasmine Marie(The Writer formerly known as Piper Davenport)
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February 24, 2010
- Dear Readers: Check out these haunting photographs I found of my hometown, Detroit, as presented by Life Magazine.Here's the link: http://www.life.com/image/ugc1018652/in-gallery/36682/detroit-still-lifeTake care,Jasmine Marie(The Writer formerly known as Piper Davenport)
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February 24, 2010
- I am angry nearly every day of my life, but I have learned not to show it; and I still try to hope not to feel it, though it may take me another forty years to do it. [Character of Marmee in Little Women]
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February 23, 2010
February 23, 2010
- Dear Readers: I have posted a novel excerpt, the first four chapters of my soon-to-be-finished first novel(in a trilogy) The Motown Chronicles: Book One: Sing the White Note Black. Enjoy for your reading pleasure and wish me well as my birthday is coming up real soon! Here's the link: http://www.scribd.com/doc/27348233/The-Motown-Chronicles-Novel-Excerpt Take care,Jasmine ...
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February 16, 2010
- Dear Readers: I came across this article on a hot topic, childhood obesity. As someone who was picked on at a young age because of my size, I have mixed feelings about the "war on childhood obesity.'" I wish for all kids to be healthy and happy but as a plus-size adult, I have felt the pangs of size discrimination. Please read and share your thoughts!Here's the link: ...
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February 12, 2010
- Dear Readers: In honor of Black History Month, Life Magazine is doing a tribute to African-American firsts. Here is a great picture of a famous author that I admire, Toni Morrison: http://www.life.com/image/55712258/in-gallery/22795/african-american-firstsTake care,Jasmine Marie(The Writer formerly known as Piper Davenport)
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