The artist, Tatyana Fazlalizadeh is bringing her art show, “Stop Telling Women to Smile” to Oakland in the Betti Ono Gallery and will be on display throughout March. The traveling exhibit started in Brooklyn and voiced its feminist images throughout the country with it’s bold faces staring down it’s viewers…
I had a dream that I was in a mall in the midst of a flow of people getting on an escalator. I felt the anticipation within the crowd as we were herding ourselves onto the floating steps. Everyone around me was in deep discussion, not watching for when it…
I saw the movie 12 Years A Slave with a girlfriend of mine a while back and was moved by the movie and it’s strong message. After watching Lupita’s speech, I am even more moved with this woman’s enlightened presence on this planet in her lifetime. The embracing of her…
If you show your reader what happens, you’re more likely to keep him interested in your writing. This goes for travel writing, books, novels, and more. Use action words and avoid passive verbs. Try this exercise: Instead of writing…She suddenly saw the snake out of the corner of her eye.…
