Category: New Orleans
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Storyland “We Love the Saints Day!”
This Saturday I join the Fairy God Mother and the kids at Storyland for “We Love the Saints Day”! I had a great time reading with the kids and talking to them about following their dreams. I read, we played and kids & parents lead a second line around the park as we all cheered […]
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The Little Who Dat, Who Didn’t at TODAY’S Street Fare Derby
Come by the 1st Street Fare Derby TODAY from 12 – 6 at The Fair Grounds for some good food provided by the great Food Trucks of New Orleans, music & fun. I’ll be there selling and signing books all day.
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Mrs. V says “Be The Who Dat Who Did”
This is probably the largest honor I’ve ever received. The picture below is of a board created by Mrs. Vernon or as the cool kids say, Mrs. V, for the Sophomore House at ReNew Charter’s Sarah T. Reed Elementary. Throughout the year the board will be used to highlight star students who will be called […]
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Check me out at NOLA Summer Jam this Saturday!
Thanks to the blessing from Mr. Lawrence Parker I’ll be selling and signing my book this Saturday at Summer Jam. I’m excited to be apart of this event because it shows how far we’ve come since Katrina. How far all of us have come. We are on our way to doing great things in New […]
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St. Augustine: Paddles, Presidents & Power (purple power)
Purple Power!! That’s exactly what I see when I look at this photo. Now I have to admit; I graduated from St. Aug in 2004 and I haven’t done my due diligence in the form of going back to the school, talking to the kids and learning how I can help make that school and […]
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TODAY: Book signing at the Harrison Avenue Marketplace at 5pm
Come over to the Harrison Avenue Marketplace TONIGHT between 5pm and 8:30pm! I’ll be selling and signing books along with a bunch of other vendors who will be selling everything from food to arts & crafts. Come out and holla at me! This is my first market and I’m anxious to see how it goes… […]
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Denise, DJ and the Zulu Debutante Fest
So a little known fact about me is that although I’ve never aspired to be a writer I’ve actually been influenced by one my entire life. My aunt, Denise McConduit writes a column in the Times Picayune and has published several children’s books based on her son, and my cousin, DJ McConduit. Ladies and gentlemen, […]
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