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

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Holly - NOLA Myths

Everyone believes they know what life in New Orleans is all about,
But more than likely they have no idea what they are saying.

I can guarantee that very few, if any, people have pet alligators.
I can guarantee that an airboat is not a common form of transportation.
I can guarantee that there are other things to do besides going to Bourbon.
I can guarantee that not everyone speaks a form of Cajun dialect.
I can guarantee that it is not a New Orleans meal unless a bay leaf or Tony Chachere's was used.

And while most may not believe it, there is a sense of family among the people of New Orleans.
There is a love for music that goes unmatched by any other city.
The satisfaction of eating a beignet in Jackson Square never changes.
The Lucky Dog man is always smiling and the Roman Candy man welcomes all to his carriage.
And one is always able to strike up a conversation with a stranger by saying "how bout dem
Saints?"

The list of what's New Orleans goes on, but the one thing that never changes is the fact
That when everyone comes together, the city is unstoppable.

Holly, age 17
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