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, December 11, 2011

Taylor - Winter in NOLA


Some may say you haven’t experienced the holiday season until it snows, but down here in the party
city we would disagree and say you don’t know what it means to have Christmas in New Orleans! As for
the snow we’ve had our share and that’s enough for me because one of those rare instances was soon
followed by the infamous Katrina.

As a diehard New Orleanian the cold is not my friend; 70 degrees is about as low as I would see fit to
leave the house otherwise all schools and obligations should be put on hold until it warms up a bit.

Living in New Orleans, you learn at a young age to make the best of any situation and continue the
party. So snow or no snow we will continue to sit back with a cup of hot egg nog, bundled up like
Eskimos as we sit around the TV and enjoy the Christmas season!! Happy Holidays

Taylor, age 16
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