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Jun.03.2013 - 2:21 pm
Hendricks and Hemings: The Artist and Jefferson’s Ingenue
Madison Hemings memoir (1873) EXCERPT
(In loving memory of Donald S. Hendricks) "The Girl [Sally Hemings] who is with her [Mary Jefferson] is quite a child, and Captain Ramsey is of opinion will be of so little...
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May.20.2013 - 7:38 pm
Latisha Baker Transforms Wood into Works of Art
Journaled Out by Latisha Baker
  Paying homage to the female form, fire writer Latisha Baker transforms reclaimed and upcycled wood into evocative works of art. Like Oya, the Nigerian goddess of fire and...
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May.12.2013 - 9:22 pm
Children Seeking Full-time Moms
Happy Mother's Day
  Motherhood: The most important job you’ll ever work. Family-oriented team players desired. Experience: Completion of childhood preferred. Duties and Responsibilities:...
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Apr.22.2013 - 10:57 am
Earthlings
The Earth seen from Apollo 17
  On man's planetary playground, there are 1,589,361 known species: homo sapiens are only one of 5,416 species of mammals belonging to one of the smallest groups of...
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Comments from Arabella

Dec.02.2012 - 10:24 am
In response to: One of a Writer's Happiest Days
Hurston/Wright Legacy Award Win!
Congratulations, Evie! I was thrilled to read that the new black won last night's Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for...
Nov.18.2012 - 1:18 pm
In response to: A QUARTER MILLION ON RED ROOM—AND LIFE SWIRLS ON
Love at Absolute Zero
Christopher: Congratulations on last month's accomplishment of 250,000 views! Love your post about it. I'm smiling as I...
Dec.08.2011 - 12:32 pm
In response to: Tuscany, Narnia, and the North Pole: Setting as “character”
Setting as Character
Great blog topic for one who loves experimenting with settings and all other sort of inanimate matter for character...
Jul.01.2011 - 10:45 am
In response to: The Pulse
In the Spirit of Kindness
Margo, thank you for your thoughtful comment. . . . Kindness is infectious. Wish more folks would catch it!
Mar.08.2011 - 6:28 pm
In response to: On Our Way
Being Colored
Reading your blog brought back a flood of warm childhood memories. So many of our young people have no idea how special...
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About Arabella

Arabella combines her passion for writing and the arts in the touring exhibition “Two Hundred Years of Black Paper Dolls.” Author of Precious Playthings: An Illustrated History of Black Paper Dolls, The First Two Hundred Years (work-in-progress), her work...
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