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

Monday, April 2, 2012

Holly - NOLA Greetings

The greetings in New Orleans are almost as unique as the city itself.
No matter where you are or whether you're a local or a tourist,
New Orleanians greet you as if they have known you since birth.
The greetings range from:

          Where y'at
          How's ya mamma and dem
          How ya doin', dawlin
          Hello, sugah
          ... the list goes on.

These greetings define the city.
They show that no matter what, New Orleanians treat each other as family.
They show that no matter what, New Orleanians know that they share the same passions.
And lastly, they show that regardless of the world around us, New Orleanians are proud to make
up one big Who Dat Nation.

Holly, age 17
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