Podcasts about edugaytion

“We are united as Black and Asian people to recognize the BS of people trying to leverage the successes from our communities as some way to cover up the real stuff — being locked out of certain things.” Johnathan is a content creator, podcaster, activist, serial panelist, and bubble tea enthusiast. His activism began in 2008 with his “blasainFMA” YouTube channel - where he worked to bring awareness to multiracial issues surrounding the intersection of Black and Asian identity. Johnathan first podcast “Edugaytion” covered Queer Person of Color (QPOC) issues, and has recently launched “This QPOC Life” to be more inclusive to all marginalized communities. To close out Pride Month, we're featuring a conversation from our guest co-host + longtime FrieMMd of the Pod Steven Wakabayashi from the Yellow Glitter podcast - who covers mindfulness through the eyes and soul of  Queer Asian perspectives. LEARN ABOUT STEVEN / YELLOW GLITTER stevenwakabayashi.com POD: Yellow Glitter: https://apple.co/3ba9yUx instagram.com/stevenwakabayashi mindfulmoments.substack.com LEARN ABOUT JOHNATHAN instagram.com/jonahsahn twitter.com/jonahsahn Youtube https://www.youtube.com/user/BLASIANFMA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

*The audio is not very high quality with this episode. I was in North Carolina at the tie of recording and did not have all of my equipment.*This was a conversation I had over zoom with Tommy from the BYU Conservatives instagram. We talk about Abigail Shrier's book, Irreversible Damage. It's a bit of a long episode, so buckle up. We talk transgenderism, mental health, identity and a handful of other things. I know these are incredibly sensitive topics. While it is never my intention to do harm, I do think that there are things happening with LGBTQ Youth that require questioning. I am also very aware that questioning any aspect of the transgender movement is immediately labeled transphobic. I hope that my adult followers who are trans or non-binary or gender non-conforming can understand that I am not questioning their transition or identity. That being said, I do question the motives of trans activists, allies, parents and medical professionals who are pushing young children toward social and medical transition, and I feel there are valid reasons to be questioning those motives.Support the show

It's a short episode today. Just a quick reminder that not everything you see online is real. People can curate their social platforms to make their lives seem perfect. Take a break. Go offline for a minute and go outside. It'll do wonders for your mental health. I hope you make time for yourself this week. Love you guys. Support the show

Themes: Abuse, self-harm, suicide. If you follow me on any social media platforms, you know who Charlee is. Absolute unit in the gym. Expert fly fisher-lady. Incredibly loyal friend. And in a very happy, healthy relationship. That wasn't always the case. In this episode Charlee shares a bit about her experience in a long-term abusive relationship, some of the red flags she didn't see, and how she's dealt with healing from the abuse since the relationship ended. Thank you to Charlee for being willing to share. I hope you guys enjoy the episode. National Domestic Abuse Hotline: 800-799-7233Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988Support the show

This a bit of a bonus episode for the week!If you listened to the last episode, you know that I went to an LGBTQ event in Provo, Utah put on by the Raynbow Collective. The event featured a "Family Friendly Drag show" and there had been protest organized by a group. I went as an observer and spoke with a few of the attendees as well as a handful of the protesters. Tommy reached out to me and said that he'd be willing to be on the podcast. This episode features Tommy and Luke of the BYU Conservatives instagram group. We discuss the purpose of the protest and some of the concerns a handful of the protesters had. Fair warning to those who listen: we talk briefly about suicide as well as transgenderism. Tommy and Luke do list some statistics, however they don't cite any sources (to be fair, I had not ask them to cite sources, but certainly should have). If you're curious about a lot of the data that they do mention, you can find a lot of it in Abigail Shrier's book "Irreversible Damage" and the sources she cites in her work. Support the show

The Raynbow Collective hosted a "Back to School Pride Night" in an attempt to show support for queer students that attend BYU. For anyone who is not aware, BYU is possibly the least queer-friendly university in the country. That is my personal opinion, at least. There were booths, activities, vendors, live music and, to end the night, a "family-friendly" drag show that was supposed to be appropriate for all ages. Conservative groups got wind of the drag show and staged a protest. This podcast episode isn't for or against one side or the other, it is simply some of my thoughts and observations of the event and the protest. I hope you enjoy. Thanks for listening.Support the show

Captain Michelle Tavarez has been with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for nearly 20 years. She has also been out as a lesbian woman and member of the LGBTQ community for equally as long. On today's episode she discusses her career in law enforcement, coming out, being a mother and some of the challenges she's faced on both the law enforcement and LGBTQ fronts. Some of the themes that stood out to me,  and that Michelle touches on repeatedly,  were integrity, transparency and communication, all of which are things I believe help build bridges between groups that don't often seem to get along. When we think about the LGBTQ community and Law Enforcement, we often times think that the groups are opposed and that there is only room for conflict. Michelle talks about the steps that LVMPD has taken and will continue to take to ensure that all the members of their community, including the LGBTQ members, feel seen and safe and valued. Support the show

I met Schadie this year and she's quickly become one of my greatest friends and I feel so fortunate to have her in my corner. She's been through a lot. She's seen a lot. She's overcome a lot and she has A LOT more to accomplish in her life. She shares a little bit about her story of recovery from alcohol and addiction, her next step in becoming a police officer and shares a bit about her divorce. There are more than a few tangents that we go on, but I hope we can touch on something that you need to hear. Thanks for listening!You can follow Schadie on TikTok: @schadielady and Instagram: @sunschadesonSupport the show

Hello lovely humans! Welcome to season two of Edugaytion 101. I know I took a bit of a hiatus and I appreciate your patience with me while I navigated life. Here are a few reasons I'm excited for this next chapter of the podcast:1: We are going to hit some heavy topics. Brace yourselves. Especially if you're religious. 2. I'm having a handful of guests on to offer some different perspectives and share different experiences that I hope you all can relate to. 3. As always, I'm excited to offer a little hope that things do work out, that you're not alone on this journey and that you can laugh your way through some of the hard stuff. You are going to be okay. Thanks for listening!Support the show

How do you respect someone's journey even if you don't understand it? What does it look like to support them? How do we embrace someone's intersectionality - their ability to exist (and thrive) within multiple social groups and identities? This week's episode is a conversation with a long-time role model of mine, Kait Urmston.  She shares her story of coming out as a queer individual while remaining a Christian. We chat through what is helpful when supporting someone through that experience, before, and after. Kait has created an online community through humor and education as she explains the nuances of and breaks down aspects of being a queer woman. She encourages followers to laugh a little more as they embrace their identities and those around them.  Follow Kait and Edugayte yourself more:Instagram: not.straight.kaitTikTok: notstraightkitPodcast & other things: Edugation 101 (on Spotify) or see Kait's linktree websiteFollow the podcast on Instagram: @startthe.conversationDon't forget to subscribe to, rate, and review the podcast if you enjoyed this episode!

A question that I get a lot is: How do you deal with the bible thumpers? The pulpit pounders? The unbearably loud and preachy gatekeepers of Christianity who keep saying that you'll go to hell for being gay? Long story short, I don't give them the time of day, but this episode dives into a little bit of my outlook on the people who continue to try and use religion and the bible to shame people back into the closet. I hope you enjoy. Thanks everyone!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/notstraightkait)

A lot of my podcast thus far has been about some of the more difficult aspects of coming out. This episode was based off of the response to a question posed on my Instagram. A friend of mine asked what the most exciting thing was about being gay/lesbian/queer/not straight/homosexual (whatever you want to call it). This isn't something that I'd necessarily given a lot of thought to, so it was fun to reflect on the last few years of my life and identify the exciting stuff, rather than just the difficult stuff. For me, one of the most exciting realizations or aspects of coming out has been that I can feel all the exciting, butterflies-in-the-stomach, head-over-heels type of love that my friends always felt for the males. I'm not saying that I didn't genuinely like  the men that I have dated in the past, but the relationships that I've had with men do not even come close to comparing to the relationships that I've been in with women.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/notstraightkait)

I don't know that I've dealt with a lot of people who are truly homophobic. By "truly homophobic" I mean they really have decided that they dislike someone based solely on their sexual orientation. I think ultimately though, the question is do you want to start a conversation or  be contentious? It is obviously very easy to become angry or upset when someone says or does something that is homophobic, but getting angry and calling them a homophobe and using all sorts of profanity is only going to make them like you less and now they next time they find out someone is gay, all they're going to think about is that absolutely nasty interaction they had with you. Do I think your feelings are justified? Sure. It is not fun to hear someone say something negative or derogatory about the gays. Do I think you have the responsibility of opening a productive dialogue with that person instead of cussing them out and causing contention? Yes. I do. There are many who would disagree with me, and that's okay, but you are responsible for how you respond to the world when the world doesn't treat you fairly.Thanks for listening everyone! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/notstraightkait)

I don't know when the switch happened. I haven't been able to pinpoint it, but at some point I went from recognizing that I was attracted to women to really embracing that I was attracted to women. I remember my conversations with people started to change. Initially I was very hesitant to tell people that I was dating women and then at some point I just started not being concerned about their reaction. It wasn't a particularly healthy acceptance at first. I was gay and I supposed I was going to burn in Hell and I had just become resigned to my fate. Therapy helped me change my attitude toward that (thank goodness). I was only in the cynical phase for a few months, but long story short: at some point you will move from "I have these feelings for women" to "I am attracted to women and that is a positive thing". If you need someone to vent to, or to get something off your chest but you don't feel like you can tell anyone in your personal life, please shoot me a message. You're not alone. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/notstraightkait)

I remember a time when I felt stuck and the only possible solution was to run away and start over somewhere else. My perception was that I was hurting people that I cared about by simply existing and I wanted to escape. I wasn't going to tell anyone. I was going to load up a trailer and leave. That was my solution... for lots of people the only possible escape is much darker. I'm glad that I stayed. I'm glad that you are staying. There is so much to learn, even though the lessons are oftentimes very painful. I saw a post on Instagram by Jordan B. Peterson that said "Life can be meaningful enough to justify its suffering." I believe that. Yes, there is pain. Yes, there is hurt. But there's also joy and love and light. We create that together. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/notstraightkait)

On this episode of Edugaytion 101 I chat with my friend, Morgan, who shares a little bit of her coming out experience after having been married to  a man. We talk coming out, diving into the lgbtq community/dating, and some aspects of Utah culture that can make coming out a little difficult. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/notstraightkait)

Coming out happens in layers. This layer I call "thinking my whole world was going to fall apart because I was about to ruin everyone's happiness". That's a bit dramatic, but hopefully it conveys how terrified I was to come out to my family. *Terrified* I didn't know what to expect. My parents are fabulous people and I knew that I didn't need to be afraid of them disowning me or ostracizing me from the family or anything radical like that, but I knew that my coming out was going to be surprising and painful and disappointing. Find me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/notstraightkaitOR check out the merch website: www.babygaymerch.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/notstraightkait)

I've never felt like I needed to belong to a group. When I came out I wasn't an entirely different person... I was just me. I was more myself than I was before. Sometimes we jump to conclusions about people based on the very few things we know about them. You'll be disappointed with me if you take that approach. I'll keep you on your toes. Don't assume you know anything about me based on a few "labels" or "identifiers". Being gay doesn't mean I see eye to eye with all LGBTQ people. Being Christian doesn't mean I see eye to eye with all Christian people. I value individuality infinitely more than group identity. You are so much more than any group or "community" that you belong to.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/notstraightkait)

I don't know how it happens for everyone else, but getting to a point where I finally acknowledged that I was, in fact, attracted to women took me SO long. Was I just really care about this person who happened to be a woman? Was she just my really good friend? Or was there something more to it? I didn't know if my feelings were coming from a place of friendship or a place of deep attraction, and it took a lot of time to sort through that. Having been told many times in my life how awful and wicked and sinful it was to be gay, I honestly battled with the idea that my attraction to women was awful and wicked and sinful. Somehow I found myself in a position where I became the thing that I had believed for so long was a gross perversion of nature. That was not an enjoyable battle to fight. It was lonely and confusing and dark. The kind of darkness that I believe can only be chased away by the love of God. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/notstraightkait)

I love telling stories. I never thought my experiences coming out would resonate with so many people, but here we are.... starting a podcast. In this episode I'll share a little bit about the "why" behind Edugaytion 101 and what you can expect for future episodes, as well as a little bit about my own coming out story. Hope you enjoy. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/notstraightkait)

This week the boys are spilling some Positive Energy Tea - at least until Mike ruins it with a rageful GMOTW. The Boys in the Band serves some quality Edugaytion–for more info visit mattbomersabs.com. In the journal Mike interviews for about 100 awful jobs and, surprise surprise, hates them all. Cam wonders if Mike is regretting his "leap of faith."

School is in SESSION, honey. This week the boys welcome two very special - very straight - guests to the studio and get to the bottom (ahem) of some common gay concepts. Mike invents a new game, things get So Emotional, and the group discusses bringing up gaybies in an ideal world. *My Best Friend's journal is in consideration for the 15th annual Podcast Awards. Go to www.podcastawards.com (http://www.podcastawards.com/) to nominate us in the People's Choice and LGBTQ Categories. 

This week the boys both bottom for Uncle Sam and there's NO LUBE IN SIGHT. Mike comes a little too close to having his first watersports experience and Cam shares his own moist memories. Both boys manage to avoid jury duty and Mike get's a little edugayTion. *My Best Friend's journal is in consideration for the 15th annual Podcast Awards. Go to www.podcastawards.com (http://www.podcastawards.com) to nominate us in the People's Choice and LGBTQ Categories. 

The boys are back in (two different) town(s)! This week Cam and Mike make a commitment to furthering their eduGAYtion and bring a brand new segment to life. Cam's formative years come back to haunt him and Mike struggles to understand farm life. Cam appreciates a gay icon and in the journal Mike works (a little) and is exhausted by it.

For the month of February, we sit down with queer Asian Americans to learn more about how they navigate finding love here in America.   This episode, we chat with Johnathan Gibbs, aka blasianFMA about activism, biracial identities, model minority myths, our racial preferences, and so much more.   Johnathan Gibbs, he/him/his also known as blasianFMA online, is a content creator, podcaster, activist, serial panelist, and bubble tea enthusiast. His work in activism began with his YouTube channel “blasainFMA” in 2008, in which he worked to bring awareness to multiracial issues surrounding the intersection of Black and Asian identity. He later enjoyed a 60 episode run of his first podcast “Edugaytion” which covered QPOC issues from the point of view of people from around the United States. He is now working on a newly launched podcast, “This QPOC Life” which is a spiritual successor to the   Edugaytion   series, re-imagined and ever evolving to be more sensitive to all marginalized communities.   This episode, we cover: The story behind the name: blasianFMA Creating content in the early days of YouTube. How Johnathan got started in activism and creating safe spaces What was it like growing up biracial Asian and Black. How does both the Asian and Black community respond to biracial identities? Breaking down the model minority myth. Coming out after publishing a conservative article. Dating as a biracial Black and Asian man. Why racism is more than just our preferences. Thoughts on dating apps, objectification, and stereotypes. How does the work show up in dating? When activism and dating lives collide.   Resources: Brown Skin, White Minds: Filipino -/ American Postcolonial Psychology by E.J.R. David Brown Boys and Rice Queens: Spellbinding Performance in the Asias by Eng-Beng Lim   You can reach out to Johnathan via his Instagram @BlasianFMA.   You can follow me at: Instagram (instagram.com/stevenwakabayashi) YouTube (youtube.com/stevenwakabayashi) Weekly Newsletter (mindfulmoments.substack.com)

In this episode the lads are going back to school and Kevin is weak cause he’s a pure nerd. They talk about making loads of money on your communion and confirmation, having to wear manky uniforms, having school crushes and discuss the iconic discography that formulated the soundtrack to everyone’s primary school life; Alive-O bops. The new series of I’m A Celeb also gets a mention and the lads also have exciting news about live dates and merch (see link below)!https://linktr.ee/Imgrandmam See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Johnathan interviews his old buddy Garrett McQueen, Bassoonist, Symphony Orchestra member, and host of "Music Through the Night" on American Public Media. You may remember Garrett from the Edugaytion podcast. Yup. It's the same one. Grow the Community If you believe in the work we are doing, invest in our success, become a Patron on Patreon! Thank you to all our Patrons. Subscribe to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify! Follow This QPOC Life on Twitter: @thisqpoclife  Johnathan: @blasianFMA  Carlos: @tresfabuleux  Jo Lee: @callmejolee  Zach: @zacharyares

Michael S. Mammano is a writer based out of the Los Angeles area. He’s a regular contributor to Den of Geek US, where he writes news articles, reviews, and editorials of pop culture media. Most recently, his portfolio has been very Sailor Moon heavy, though he’s also covered properties such as The Legend of Korra, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the X-Men franchise. He recently founded Metal Monkey Productions, for which “True Colors” is the debut venture. Michael currently resides in North Hollywood with his fiance, Andrew Cheydleur. LINKS The Official Website of True Colors: www.metalmonkey.xyz Mammano’s Den of Geek Page: www.denofgeek.us/authors/michael-mammano ————————- KAITLIN LAWRENCE (Dorothy Brock) National tour: California Dreaming (Mama Cass). Select Regional: Steel Magnolias (Shelby), Mary Poppins (Mrs. Banks) and Alaska Cabin Nite (Amber). BFA Musical Theatre - University of Florida. Endless gratitude for Joy Dewing Casting, Troika, and my family. Namaste www.kaitlinlawrence.com —————————- The Internet is getting a whole lot gayer! International drag darling Sherry Vine and former Here-TV executive Josh Rosenzweig are combining their style, humor and sensibility into a one-stop, digital destination for all of the world’s LGBTQ entertainment needs. gaySVTVworld premieres February 14 with original shows, specials, music videos, short films and more: all free at YouTube.com/MissSherryVine. “The world needs gaySVTVworld because they are hungry for original programming from top queer talent,” says Sherry Vine. “We got ‘em all: Haus Of Mimosa, Pickles, David Serrano, Chris Semers … and this is only the beginning.” “gaySVTVworld is created by and for LGBTQ audiences,” adds Josh Rosenzweig. “Nobody is going to tell our stories like we will. While our visibility has increased enormously over the last decade with the launch of several LGBT television networks, it is essential that the community have an online space to call our own. A destination where we can go to find like-minded artists and feel the power of the collective.” While gaySVTVworld draws inspiration from a traditional television model, it also presents a modern digital age spin with all shows under-seven minutes long. “We’re offering short content so people can view several episodes in the same amount of time as one traditional TV show,” explains Vine. “Maybe you only have five free minutes on your way to work or during a lunch break. That’s enough time to catch a hilarious episode of Fashion Puhleez on your smart phone!” The network will kick off its first season with a slate of eight programs, releasing daily, beginning with Sunday’s Sherry and the Greek, an original talk series starring Vine and Chris Semers, discussing a variety of fun topics and performing skits, characters, and musical numbers. On Monday, queer notables share their pop culture picks on EduGAYtion. Then Tuesday, The Rachel Zoe Show meets Project Runway in Fashion Puhleez, with lead players in the beauty industry discussing fashion, club couture and styling. House of Mimosa presents The Anita & Gina Marie Show, a comedic show that chronicles the daily antics of two women as they cause mayhem throughout Astoria, Queens (singing out – or rather, airing out – all their dirty laundry) gets viewers over hump day. Then its Throwback Thursdays with Pickles, a look back at a public access show that offers a glimpse into the gay, downtown art and nightlife scene of New York in the nineties. Celebrate the end of the workweek with The Flames of Hell’s Kitchen, a telanovela about the life of Sherry Vine, her manager Gloria, assistant Busted and sexy Latino boyfriend, Diego. In the first season, Sherry wins big, loses everything, slips back into a life of drugs, and faces an intervention. The show stars David Serrano, Busted, Patty McKeever and Al McKeever. Finally, on Saturday, it’s movie night as gaySVTVworld presents The SVTV Short Film Fest, an online festival dedicated to spotlighting the very best LGBTQ filmmakers from around the world. Each week is a new short film along with interviews from the filmmakers and special bonus features. In addition, What’s In Your Purse?, a hilarious two-minute segment featuring Vine cornering nightlife celebrities and forcing them to reveal the contents of their bags, will run throughout the week. “We knew launching a network was an ambitious endeavor but there are so many things we didn’t think of,” admits Vine. “Josh and I and our amazing team have literally been working every day on gaySVTVworld for almost a year now.” “So much of that time has been spent on brainstorming ideas, reaching out to people we wanted to work with and deciding on a slate we felt confident about,” continues Rosenzweig. “We have several shows that are in various stages of development. Our intention is to continue to keep rolling out new programs, music videos and comedy sketches.” Sherry Vine’s hilarious video parodies have made her a YouTube sensation, being viewed over 14,000,000 times! She got her start in downtown NYC but today tours the world with her live singing and comedy shows. Vine has appeared on the off-Broadway stage, in numerous films including Stonewall and Wigstock and she starred in two seasons of Here TV’s variety show, She’s Living For This, produced and directed by Josh Rosenzweig. Josh Rosenzweig served as SVP of Here TV for ten years where he produced over two hundred hours of television programming including She’s Living For This and Heart of Broadway: An Inside Look at Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. He was also the host of the hit TV talk show Just Josh. Rosenzweig has directed many music videos, award-winning films and over forty productions for the theater. He has been nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards. gaySVTVworld premieres February 14 at YouTube.com/MissSherryVine. —————————————— Scanlon began her political activism as a child growing up in Arkansas. She comes from a family that has long been involved in southern politics: her grandfather started the political tradition by helping Lyndon Johnson become U.S. Senator from Texas, and her mother ran for the Arkansas State Legislature in the 1970s, campaigning for the equality of women. In the late 1980s, Sarah moved to the Pacific Northwest. After working various jobs, she returned to the world of politics and worked on various legislative and initiative campaigns. Before her current position as director of LGBTQ outreach for the Bernie 2016 campaign, she served as the state director in Arkansas, where she lives with her wife and child. Here’s the LGBTQ policy page: https://berniesanders.com/issues/fighting-for-lgbt-equality/ And the HIV/AIDS policy page: https://berniesanders.com/issues/hiv-and-aids/

Holly Whitfield came on to the show to talk Memphis, blogging, her creative history, and as an added bonus this also happened to be the inaugural launch day of Creative Memphis Podcast so we talk podcast shop a bit as well. I Love Memphis Blog [operated by Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau:  http://www.memphistravel.com/] has done so much for our city by becoming a space where Memphians and Memphis visitors can go check out what's ahead for the weekend, restaurant buzz, social media photos from locals, contests that benefit various local non-profits, interviews with prominent Memphians, and of course where to get brunch in Memphis on a lazy Sunday. They also have their own podcast too! So to entertain you on your Memorial Day weekend while bouncing from fun event to fun event, won't you please tune in to hear a couple of podcasters talk Memphis and then digress, a lot. *I Love Memphis stuff:* Blog: www.ilovememphisblog.com Podcast: http://www.ilovememphisblog.com/podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ilovememphis Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ilovememphis Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau:  http://www.memphistravel.com/ Commercial Appeal: http://www.commercialappeal.com/ *Gary:* - meow “I just saw Gaarrryy…” Choose 901: http://www.choose901.com/ Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau:  http://www.memphistravel.com/ *Local Beer:* Wiseacre: http://wiseacrebrew.com/ High Cotton: http://highcottonbrewing.com/ Memphis Made: http://www.memphismadebrewing.com/ Cooper Young Growler: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Growler-Memphis/305218989623130 *Yay Memphis Podcasts!:* I Love Memphis: http://www.ilovememphisblog.com/podcast/ Poser Podcast: http://poserpodcast.podomatic.com/ Spillit Memphis: http://spillitmemphis.org/ Edugaytion: http://www.edugaytion.com/ Bottom Line: http://www.edugaytion.com/search/label/Podcast The Prompt - http://5by5.tv/prompt Memphis Roller Derby: http://www.memphisrollerderby.com/ Chris Hardwick’s Nerdist Podcast: http://www.nerdist.com/ Overton Square Traffic: http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2014/apr/22/overton-square-parking-gets-latest-solution/ *New York Restaurant Trip: * The Chefs: http://www.jamesbeard.org/events/made-memphis The Menu: http://willamettevalleyvineyards.blogspot.com/2014/01/james-beard-made-in-memphis-preview.html Rise of the Creative Class: http://www.creativeclass.com/richard_florida/books/the_rise_of_the_creative_class The Rainforest: http://www.therainforestbook.com/ *Localeur: * Website: http://www.localeur.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Localeur Twitter: https://twitter.com/Localeur Judgmental Map of Memphis: http://judgmentalmaps.com/post/76242719853/memphis The No-Frills Guide to Brunch in Midtown Memphis - http://ilovememphisblog.com/2014/04/the-no-frills-guide-to-brunch-in-midtown-memphis/ The No-Frills Guide to Brunch in Downtown Memphis - http://ilovememphisblog.com/2014/03/the-no-frills-guide-to-brunch-in-downtown-memphis/ Blog posting tips Take out the -ing & -ly / passive voice Turn being verbs (was, is, be) find a way to turn it into an action verb. | Ex: "I was eating" -> "He ate" Vary sentence length. A mix of short and long sentences. | Ex: "This morning i woke up and I wasn't really sure I was gonna have eggs, milk, or coffee. I thought about making some yougurt, but I was out of granola. I went with the coffee." - have contrast Let your personal voice show, don't be stale. Don't write like you think you're supposed to sound. Stand up and read your story outloud to analyze quality. Thesaurusize: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=thesaurusize Josh Campbell *Mark Twain Critique of Writing:* “I notice that you use plain, simple language, short words and brief sentences. That is the way to write English – it is the modern way and the best way. Stick to it; don’t let fluff and flowers and verbosity creep in. When you catch an adjective, kill it. No, I don’t mean utterly, but kill most of them – then the rest will be valuable. They weaken when they are close together. They give strength when they are wide apart. An adjective habit, or a wordy, diffuse, flowery habit, once fastened upon a person, is as hard to get rid of as any other vice.”