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

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Estelle - NOLA Myths

The Big Easy

The first things that come to many people’s minds when theythink about New Orleans are Mardi Gras, Bourbon St, partying, street cars, café du monde, and a whole lot of fun. Yes, those are all very important characteristics about New Orleans but there is more to the city than just drunken madness. Many tourists come to New Orleans thinking that downtown is all there is to the city. They come for the food, the architecture, the music, andto see what it is all about. Whenever someone finds out I'm from New Orleans, their reactions are all the same: “Oh my God! You’re from New Orleans! I went to a wedding there once! It was crazy! You must be such a crazy party girl!” If you ever have second thoughts about coming to New Orleans just remember, it’s called “The Big Easy.” How bad can it be?

Estelle, age 16
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