How do we work?

Once every few weeks a new topic will be displayed on the blog. Young people, ages 5 - 96, will submit their responses. Student writing will be posted as it is received. Know someone that would love to contribute? Pass the word.

Blog #14 Topic Choices:
Write about a place or an aspect of New Orleans that has influenced you OR use the words "Escaping the heat/to get out of the heat..." of New Orleans.

Submission Logistics: Submissions should be in response to the blog topic. Poetry and prose, up to 500 words in length, should be emailed as a Microsoft Word attachment. Emails should include author’s first name, age, and School.

Submissions can be sent to: youngneworleanswritingtogether@gmail.com
Submission due date: May 31st, 2012 @ 5pm

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Brittany - NOLA Myths

My family is not a typical New Orleans Family. Most of the Cajun myths about New Orleanians actually apply to my family (crazy family members, strange pets). Because of this I chose a myth that applies to many people that live near New Orleans. A common myth is that if you say you are from New Orleans people assume that means you live downtown in the French quarter. We hear questions like, oh so you can walk to go eat beignets every morning before attending mass at the cathedral? And if you are truly a typical New Orleanian, like me, most of the time you live on the West bank, Uptown, Metairie, or Harahan. People often think the west bank is like driving to Texas.  Trust me, Texas is a lot farther. So to the people that think I live as far as Texas, where do people in Mandeville live? Canada?

Brittany, age 17
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