We’re in a Holiday Inn in Bossier City, Louisiana. Thank God. We arrived late last night. It was an E-X-P-E-R-I-E-N-C-E to get the two rooms, but we are very grateful. Word from my mom, who is in Lake Charles, is that operation Calcasieu Comeback starts tomorrow. There are places in LC that have electricity, water, […]
Katrina did nothing to Lake Charles, but Rita did. I’m in a shelter in Shreveport with five of my closest friends or family members, for how long we will be close, who knows. My mom is still in Lake Charles with her friend; they rode out the storm at home, but officials are asking everyone […]
CLG: If you had to pick three adjectives to describe you, what would they be? GS: Quirky, fun, and let’s face it, shameless. CLG: I am currently reading your book, AWAKEN ME DARKLY, and I have to say I THOROUGHLY enjoy it! I’m not a big reader of paranormal, sci-fi, futuristic works, but your book […]
Hey Gang. Guess what? It’s Friday. Yep, good ole’ Friday! I am ecstatic and would be even more so if I didn’t have a meeting @ 1 pm. I’m contemplating going. I probably will because I love torture. I’m pass ready to go to bed, and the last thing I really want to do on […]
Commenting on the facilities that have been set up for the evacuees — cots crammed side-by-side in a huge stadium where the lights never go out and the sound of sobbing children never completely ceases — former First Lady Barbara Bush concluded that the poor people of New Orleans had lucked out. “Everyone is so […]
Hope to be longer, later. I’m busy reading essays from my students and wishing I was anywhere but here, but alas. Been an emotional rollercoaster lately. I live about 2.5 hours away from New Orleans, and every day, watching the evacuees here or on TV, I am crying and wondering how we’ll rebuild, how 180 […]
CLG: You are an everywoman, having not only written novels but also being ed-in-chief of VIBE magazine. What is your favorite memory as VIBE Editor-In-Chief? DS: My favorite memory is anything having to do with the staff – Vibe 1997-99. I worked with some of the smartest, most talented, and committed people in publishing. CLG: […]