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, May 3, 2011

Anonymous - Message to young NOLA

Your Lesson

You left us speechless. Confused and so hurt. We wonder why it happened to you. Why you?
Why now? You are such an inspiration. A person so talented. So happy. So full of life. Again and again
we ask ourselves why you had to go. Now, I know why. You came to teach us a lesson. A lesson like no
other. A lesson greatly needed. Your arrival and quick departure taught us to love like no other, take
advantage of every second of everyday, and make an impact. We thank you for that. We ask you to
help us remember your lesson and what you have left us here to think about. We ask you to help us
carry on, but never again, never forget. We ask you to help us realize that our time is short and we need
to take advantage of it. We ask you to help us love. And most of all, we thank you for teaching us, and
we can’t wait until we meet again!

anonymous, age 17
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