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Reading, Reading and Writing

Post author By Nichelle
Post date February 4, 2017
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I am writing more. I am writing jokes, thoughts, and ideas. Last night, I went to a poetry reading at local independent bookstore, The Book Lady, where Kim Addonizio and Alexis Orgera. Kim Addonizio is an acclaimed poet and author, and I am sure I have seen her read in New York City back in the day. [Note: She’s the second white person I have spotted wearing a #BlackLivesMatter t-shirt in the past couple of weeks.]

In addition to being a poet, Alexis Orgera is a independent publisher of children books. She lives here in Savannah. You can check her out at Penny Candy Books.

I have been reading Pat Cleveland‘s memoir, Walking with the Muses, and I love it. Pat Cleveland was one of the first Black supermodels. She hung out with Andy Warhol and Halton. I plan on reading 12 memoirs by Black women this year. My next one will be Pauline Black’s memoir, Black By Design: A 2-Tone Memoir.

Tags alexis orgera, kim addonizio, pat cleveland, pauline black, poet, savannah, the book lady

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Love Can Happen on Tinder

Post author By Nichelle
Post date January 30, 2017
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I am desperately in need of good news even if it is about strangers. Saturday, I went to Service Brewing for Georgia Beer Day, and I met this cute young couple. The guy is from Birmingham, England and the lady is from Tennessee. They met on Tinder and have been together for seven months.

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Savannah Picnic In The Park

Post author By Nichelle
Post date October 4, 2015
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What’s the big deal about a picnic in the park? It’s a big thing when it is the annual Picnic In The Park when the Savannah Philharmonic plays. Annually, Savannahians convene at Forsyth Park with decorated tents,bringing picnic baskets and dressing up based on a theme. This year’s theme was “Hooray for Hollywood”. BTW, I learned that the song was actually written by Savannah native Johnny Mercer.

My friend Linda invited me to hang out at the tent where her friends, Brian and Jeanine who had created this wonderful tent which was like the outside of the theater where the Oscars happen. They had a red carpet, step and repeat and a concession stand with popcorn. There were even movie posters of the two most famous movies that were filmed in Savannah, “Forrest Gump” and “Midnight In The Garden of Good and Evil“.

Brian is a chef at a hotel here in Savannah. He made chicken teriyaki skewers, stuffed mushroom, cantaloupe soup, and fingerling potato salad. He also brought as well as a fruit tray, a crudites tray and a cheese plate. With Jeanine’s attention to detail and Brian’s delicious food, they came in second place Yay!

I walked around a lot taking photos. It was one of the best people watching I have experienced in the four months I have lived here.

Tags forsyth park, hooray for hollywood, picnic, savannah, savannah philharmonic

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ManiFest

Savannah is a city where an event can spontaneously erupt. There are twenty-two public squares and several public parks, so there are a lot of open areas for people to gather. It is also a place where people organize and people of diverse backgrounds come together. Matthew Duplessie planned and organized ManiFest, a holistic event, at Morrell Park which is never River Street. It was an afternoon where people came together for storytelling, music, yoga, gratitude circle and more.