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Clip: St. John’s Leads the Nation in Civil Rights
21 Jan
Burnside Writers Collective published my article “St. John’s Leads the Nation in Civil Rights,” about the civil rights history of the Church of the Presidents. The article includes information on Barack Obama’s inauguration and Martin Luther King Day.
Clip: Art to See Across the Country This New Year
11 Jan
A Word Made Flesh…Throat, by Lesley Dill (1994). Gift of Stanley Freehling. via the Art Institute of Chicago
Burnside Writers Collective published my roundup of art exhibits to see across the country at the start of this new year. The list emphasizes shows that touch on themes that will challenge your worldview.
What did I miss?
Nominated for the Blog of the Year Award 2012
9 JanI was nominated for the Blog of the Year Award 2012!
Special thanks to Tarisai from Writersfield for the nomination. It’s amazing how much social media has influenced my life and work, connecting me to other writers, bloggers, and readers.
Happy 169th Birthday, Saint Bernadette!
7 Jan
Saint Marie-Bernarde Soubirous was born on this day in 1844 in Lourdes, France. She saw a vision of Mother Mary, who spoke to her in Gascon, which is now an endangered language. The visions inspired the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes in Lowell that Jack Kerouac writes about. You can read about this famous landmark, where Bob Dylan, Jackie O., and Allen Ginsberg also visited in my Church Hopping column on Burnside Writers Collective.
Does God Laugh at Our Resolutions?
3 JanI’ve often heard the phrase “If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans” intended as casual advice but come across as bitter warning. Even though it’s usually said as an off-hand, humorous quip, it seems like it usually comes along with underlying resentment. The not-so-innocent adage implies that God laughs at our goals and our ability to achieve them.
You can read the rest of my article here.
Christian New Year’s Resolutions
2 JanI’m tempted to write a satire called Christian New Year’s Resolutions. It would go something like this:
- Pray without ceasing. Ever.
- Don’t watch secular television.
- Become a physically fit Proverbs 31 woman.
- Read the bible every day and nothing besides it.
- Go to church every Sunday.
Is there such a thing as Christian New Year’s Resolutions?
You can read the rest of my article here.
Election 2012: Hunting with the President
7 Nov
One of the nation’s most beloved presidents, Theodore Roosevelt’s connection to nature continues to be seen today: 150 national forests, five national parks, and fifty-one wildlife refuges are a result of his conservation efforts.
I wrote an introduction to this Nook book. It was interesting following the topics relating to the environment during the election debates. Considering the plight of our wildlife and natural resources, I’d say we have more work to do.
Election 2012: The White House Landscape Artists
6 NovIn honor of the upcoming election, here’s a bit of trivia:::
The grounds at the White House in Washington, D.C., were designed by Calvert Vaux and Andrew Jackson Downing. While Downing was American, Vaux was British. After Downing was killed in a steamboat accident (I kid you not), Vaux went on to work with Frederick Law Olmsted. Together they designed Central Park and Morningside Park in Manhattan and Fort Greene Park and Prospect Park in Brooklyn. Is it any wonder that he cited the Transcendentalist author of “Nature,” Ralph Waldo Emerson, as one of his influences?
I took a group Church Hopping to the Church of the Intercession in Washington Heights, part of New York City, where Calvert Vaux was commissioned to to do landscape work on the cemetery grounds. You can read about it here.
Election 2012: Colonel Washington and Me
5 Nov
Part of what I love about being a writer and editor is getting to work with other authors who have important stories to tell. Jeffrey E. Finegan Sr. was one such author. He wrote a children’s book called Colonel Washington and Me: George Washington, His Slave William Lee and Their Incredible Journey Together! The book, beautifully illustrated by Preston Keith Hindmarch, tells the story of the founding of the United States through the eyes of one of the slaves of our first president. It’s a story I certainly don’t remember hearing when I was a child, and Finegan brings light to how George Washington struggled with the issue of slavery. I was enlisted to write a curriculum for the book so that teachers, librarians, andhttp://www.colonelwashingtonandme.com/for-teachersparents can ensure children comprehend the subject matter and also to provoke dialogue for further reflection.
Do you talk to your children about the election and about politics?
Yiasou!
Stephanie Nikolopoulos is a writer, editor, writing teacher, and speaker based in New York City.
She is the coauthor, with Paul Maher Jr., of "Burning Furiously Beautiful: The True Story of Jack Kerouac's 'On the Road.'"
You can email her at stephanie_701 {@} yahoo.com
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