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Sep.04.2008
Hello, everyone,
There is so much going on these days, i.e. bad weather, the history-making Obama nomination and acceptance speech. So many topics I'm concerned about--food shortages, human trafficing, New Orleans, my hometown, under siege by hurricanes and racists. So many events that have...
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Jul.07.2008
The other day, my 8-year old granddaughter, Emma Jean asked why was I so gung ho for Obama.
"I thought you said its time for a woman to be president," she told me.
Should I tell Emma, I wondered, that even though Black women were on the front lines of suffrage (Sojourner Truth) and...
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Jun.10.2008
Call this a rant, flubber, whatever. To me, it's the best way I have of expressing myself. And for some reason, I feel the need to express myself today.
Of all places, while reading blog entries on MSNBC's political sound-off page, I was reminded of the absolute importance of storytelling. ...
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Jun.02.2008
Guess what!? My book, OUTSIDE CHILD: A Novel of Murder and New Orleans, has won an award. Yeah! It was awarded the IPPY Silver Medal for Best Regional Fiction. And it was a Finalist in the Mystery/Suspense category as well as the Best Regional Fiction (South) category in the 2009 Next Generation...
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Apr.21.2008
It's been awhile, I know. So long, I had to create a new password. But, I tell you, arousing public interest in a book is the most time-consuming, tiring mind/body experience there is. Leaves hardly any energy to just hang out, even on the internet. But after what happened at not one, but two ...
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Mar.07.2008
Hello, Everyone. As promised, here is a report from my recent New Orleans trip. With regard to my book, OUTSIDE CHILD (OC), set in modern, pre-Katrina New Orleans, I have to say things went well. I did readings at Tulane and Dillard Universities. A really awesome experience. Especially at...
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Feb.14.2008
Hello, Everyone. Nice to meet you. I've written a novel, OUTSIDE CHILD, (OC), set in modern New Orleans, pre-Katrina. It is the first of three. The second and third to take place during and post Katrina. OC is one of only a few books written about the city by a Black native. One question I...
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About Alice
Alice Wilson-Fried grew up in the Magnolia Housing Project in New Orleans, Louisiana. After attending Grambling College and Tulane University, she worked as an administrator in public relations at the Delta Queen Steamboat Company. Alice now lives in Alameda...