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Author: Anita Gail Jones
Moving Forward ~ Giving Back
Today, December 11, 2015, my family celebrated the 66th anniversary of the birth of my sister, Betty Jean Jones. She died in a plane crash in Jan 1997. The Gaines-Jones Education Foundation —which my husband and I started 14 years ago —honors Betty’s and our parents’ memory. I want to share that news with you and invite… Continue reading Moving Forward ~ Giving Back
#chicagogirl
See the documentary, #chicagogirl, on Netflix Instant Play. 11.9.15 ~ Today I met Ala’a Basatneh, 23-year-old Syrian expatriate who lives with her parents and brother in a suburb of Chicago. When she was 19—a college freshman—she ran a revolution in Syria from her bedroom using Facebook, Twitter and Skype. Watched the documentary, #chicagogirl—directed by Joe Piscatella—with a… Continue reading #chicagogirl
Rap Music & the $10 Bill
What do the US ten dollar bill and rap music have in common? The answer is Lin-Manuel Miranda, a 35-year old Puerto Rican-American actor, composer, writer, playwright, lyricist, and rapper. His game-changing Broadway musical, Hamilton, has a talent-packed, multi-racial cast bringing to life the enthralling story of Alexander Hamilton (on our $10 bill)—an orphan who became a prolific… Continue reading Rap Music & the $10 Bill
Celebrating 4 Years!
Wooo–whooo!! THANKS to YOU—devoted Followers—this blog is 4 years old! To celebrate I’m launching a new feature: IN A NUTSHELL: an audio blogcast where I will share my writings, research interviews ~ and what not. This first episode is a revised version of the pages I read on Friday, October 23 at Rant & Reverie, a fundraiser for Novato (CA)… Continue reading Celebrating 4 Years!
Upcoming Reading ~ This Friday, Oct. 23 in Novato
Hello All…long time no see, but I’m back with good news: I’ll be reading from the homestretch draft of my novel, Peach Seed Monkey, this coming Friday here in Novato, CA. I hope you locals can come out and join the Rant & Reverie to raise money for the renovation of Novato Theatre. Update ~ Early last… Continue reading Upcoming Reading ~ This Friday, Oct. 23 in Novato
Another Year
Nanny Goat Beach on Sapelo Island: Dec 2014. Photo by Miranda Roehrick Propped up on my pillows while the house still sleeps, my mind skips backwards to my first home house, now a parking lot_literally. The second home house is now somebody else’s rental. My first family, Silas, Irene & Betty, live now only… Continue reading Another Year
Returning with NOLA Reflections: Street MUSIC!
Hello Blog Buddies! Been a while and I’ve missed connecting with y’all, so lets’ jump back in with a NOLA (New Orleans, Louisiana) street music party! from our 2015 New Year’s trip to Birthplace of JAZZ. These first two videos are typical of what you can happen upon anytime in Jackson Square: [wpvideo uSzC7yI8] [wpvideo 3jlklvmA] The allure… Continue reading Returning with NOLA Reflections: Street MUSIC!
President Obama: “What could more American than this?” [Bloody Sunday]
Last night I read from John Garner’s The Art of Fiction about the theory of the “fictional dream”—a notion that the writer makes us “see” the story by giving us images that appeal to all our senses, eliciting emotion. I thought of this as I watched President Obama’s electrifying speech delivered this past Saturday in Selma Alabama on… Continue reading President Obama: “What could more American than this?” [Bloody Sunday]
Spring and 50 Years After Bloody Sunday
Spring is my favorite time of the year (granted I say this when fall colors burst, and again when winter brings sleep and I can see the garden’s skeleton and of course in lush June when I turn another year older) but really…