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I am a freelance writer and artist living in New Orleans, Louisiana in the Southern United States. I began writing early on and was the features editor of my high school newspaper. I have written a number of print articles for local and regional publications including Offbeat, Gulf Coast Arts Review, Shot In LA, Jazz South, Data Newsweekly, New Orleans Style and The Louisiana Weekly.

Until recently I was teaching enrichment classes part time at a local charter school. As that job came to an end I became a member of the Board of Managers for YES!, the YMCA's Educational Services. I recently started my first-ever almost full-time day job as a receptionist and I have been a docent at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art for the past four years.

I am the organizer of my local wine meetup and one of the organizers of Women and Wine on Wednesdays New Orleans, a monthly networking event.

Briefly me

My passion is ...

Writing, wine, music, laughter

I know too much about ...

Stress!

My childhood ambition ...

To be a botanist, a concert flutist, an international spy...

Why I write ...

To find answers

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Raul Midon, Lura, Susana Baca, Lila Downs, Angelique Kidjo...

My first job ...

Art teacher

My best moment ...

I'm still having them!

My inspiration ...

The beauty of life

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Book collecting: How to repair a torn page by Tim Harry
Identifying yarn when the label is missing by Susan Quilty
How to make money reading books by Ruth Belena
Recycle newspapers into seed starting pots by InspiredWritingResearch
The garden wormery: Create your own organic plant feed by A W Drake
How to set up a self-sustaining pond by Sammy Stein
How to make cheese by Patricia Stewart
How to remove old photographs from a scrapbook without ruining them by Lisa Stephens
Tips to speed up a slow computer by Don Hildenbrand

Featured article by Chanell Gautreaux

Education > Reading & Writing Skills How to encourage your child to read: 4 of 49

Reading is an important component to success, and the best way to encourage children to read is for the adults in their lives to set an example as a readers. If children are read to from a very young age, they learn to appreciate it as entertainment long before they ever discover reading as a “work.” With the right foundation children can learn to look upon reading as the ticket to unending adventure as well as a gateway to unlimited knowledge. All children love stories and imaginative play; if children are introduced to reading early enough, they will consider it a part of fun...
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