May 2012
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When the writing is a labor & the tears falls onto paper & what is old...
– Jill Scott on VH1 Storytellers
April 2012
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WHEN SOMEONE FROM FALLS CHURCH SAYS THEY LIVE IN...
I swear this was me years ago while visiting New Orleans. Ran into a woman that claimed she was from DC. She was from WOODBRIDGE, VA. I’m from DC.. SE to be exact.
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March 2012
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The Mother Daughter Conversation
From the book Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones
Dana (the daughter): "You can't read my mind."
Gwen (the mother): "Baby I made your mind."
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Substitute “damn” every time you’re inclined to write...
– Mark Twain
February 2012
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See Daddy, Writers Get Tongue Tied Too....
One of the biggest misconceptions about writers is that because we are armored with this gift…this talent…that we are suppose to be able to write on demand. For me at least, it doesn’t work this way. Writers are artists too. There’s an art to the process as well as the work itself.
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Loretta, I love you. Not like they told you love is, and I didn’t know...
– Nicholas Cage as Ronny Cammareri in Moonstruck
Happy Valentine's Day
Roses are red. Violets are blue. You gave me cooties, now I’m stuck in bed with cold pills and tissue.
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January 2012
20 posts
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MIA's new single via thefader.com →
She’s baaaaack
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Late Night Prayer
It’s late. I can’t sleep. My baby just went to sleep. I know you protected her and my mom today. Please continue to protect this house. I’m human and I’m scared, upset. I’m on edge. I feel violated. Perhaps, the person that carried out the deed this evening needed the money.
Let that be all. I forgive. I’m sure my mom does too. I just feel creeped out. Not too...
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Don’t be stupid. There’s no future there.
She’s the child of gods. The most...
– Batman (if I wrote Batman)
Via natecosboom
(via captainfuck)
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You’re pretentious. This club sucks. I got beef.
– Scott Pilgrim
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Feeling Horny? Just Head Over to Walgreens to Pick... →
Wanna bet that Walmart is going to try to beat this? LOL
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They’re bringing in weapons, you’re bringing in art,” says Benn of troubled...
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- Asheru from the Washington Post article ” By Night. Asheru. By Day. Mr. Benn. A Hip-Hop Artist Transforms Education.”
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Sparkle: The Classic vs. The Remake
I’m not sure how to feel about the remake of Sparkle, a 1976 movie that told the rise and fall of three sisters who was on the path of stardom. Sparkle is such a classic. I get nervous when classics are touched.
According to Philly’s Patty’s 411
“Look for the remake of the 1976 movie smash Sparkle. The original starred Irene Cara, Lonette McKee and Philip Michael...
December 2011
27 posts
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Journalism still hasn’t found its Steve Jobs. He likely got laid off as a...
– Yuri Victor
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I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire...
– Elwyn Brooks White