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Joy Amber commented on the blog post '23 things that have been said to me...'
"Nodding head...just chatting about this with some friends. The things people feel comfortable saying without realizing it might be offensive or inappropriate. As a woman of color with tri-racial children living on an island, I do not experience half…"
Joy Amber left a comment for Meadow Braun
"Love your profile and missing New York.
I can not wait to read your posts. They look great."
Joy Amber commented on the blog post 'I Don’t Give A Crap About Race.'
"This is raw, real, and beautiful. I relate on so many levels; it would bore you to tears. I just posted a blog on Amberswann featuring India Aries,"Ready for Love" and her song would go perfect with this piece. This is what I am feeling. I…"
Meadow Braun commented on the blog post 'I Don’t Give A Crap About Race.'
"thank you, cathy! i just posted the link to my blog as well. i'm so glad the piece spoke to you:)"
Meadow Braun posted a blog post
I Don’t Give A Crap About Race.
I’m sorry, but I don’t give a crap about race right now. I don’t care about my identity or my sexuality or my childhood. I don’t care about where I fit in or how I talk or whether or not people think I look Jewish.Right now, I care about rent and management companies and applications. About co-ops and apartments and landlords. I care about inexpensive food and healthy meals. I care about exercise and physical therapy and healing from surgery. I care about root canals and crowns and Medicaid and…See More
Meadow Braun commented on the blog post 'From Social Community Manager to Consultant -- Saying goodbye (well, sort of) to She Writes'
"sorry to see you go. it's been a pleasure partially/electronically working with you. thanks for everything!"
Meadow Braun posted a blog post
15 Lessons from Pride
If you aren't lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, transgendered, questioning or a straight ally; if you don't live in New York or another major city; if you don't have a gay cousin or a butch aunt or follow politics or watch the news or read the papers or surf the internets, then you might not know that June is Pride Month, and that this past weekend was full of gay pride celebrations. You also probably don't read this blog so let's just go ahead and pretend this paragraph never happened.…See More
Meadow Braun posted a blog post
23 things that have been said to me...
23 things that have been said to me in various tones of voice, at fluctuating eyebrow levels, and in all seriousness. You don’t look like you live in Harlem.You don’t look like your mother.You look just like your mother.Your mother is Jewish, so you’re Jewish.You don’t look Jewish.If your father is black, you’re black.You’re not…See More
Ellen Estilai left a comment for Meadow Braun
"Hi, Meadow--
I want to invite you to join the Multicultural Writers group. We chat on Thursdays at 6 a.m. Pacific Time. I think you would add a lot to our discussion. "
Meadow Braun left a comment for Lisa Preston
"love that line! it's so true. our stories are intertwined, but our perspectives are ours alone. thanks for sharing, lisa."
Lisa Preston left a comment for Meadow Braun
"Meadow,
I thought of you while reading Iyanla Vanzant's memoir "Peace from Broken Pieces." She explains the intention of her book: "I want to encourage you to remember that this is my story; how I see it and how I…"
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- Who I am:
- Meadow Braun is a black, Puerto Rican, Jamaican, Russian Jew from upstate New York. She grew up as an only child and a born again Christian with her Jewish mother, an artist, and her adoptive father, a poet. She was a cheerleader, delivered newspapers and played the guitar. She has a few identity issues.
After successfully navigating high school without visible damage, Meadow attended NYU where she studied Art History, Psychology and Africana Studies, going on to become a divorced graphic designer. She always knew she would write a book, but she didn’t know that she was a writer until she quit her job and forgot to get another one.
Meadow writes in order to love. She writes in order to heal. She writes to keep moving. She moves through her words and attempts to emerge with something useful. Something that she can give to you. If you don’t want it, well, the truth is you’ll probably be just fine. But she won’t. So, please, just take it.
Meadow has participated in writing classes and workshops in New York and Hawaii and published a short essay in the New York Press. She practices writing as therapy, but goes to psychoanalysis as a backup. She is currently working on a full length memoir.
www.whitegirlblackface.com (my blog)
www.newmeadowmedia.com (my website/portfolio)
http://www.facebook.com/WGiBF (my imaginary friends)
www.twitter.com/newmeadow (my occasional tweets)
- Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
- n/a
- Media outlets that I currently write for:
- http://www.nypress.com/article-22069-8-million-stories-gangs-of-new...
- My writing is:
- Nonfiction, Memoir, Blog Posts
- Outlets where I review books, TV, or film:
- n/a
- Services I offer to other writers:
- I run a bnb out of my apartment in Manhattan and I am happy to announce that I am now offering a 10% discount to shewriters! Take a look at the description, photos and reviews at the link below, and then message me here or email me at newmeadow@gmail.com if you are interested.
http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/3112
- I'm part of these writers' groups or salons:
- Writer’s Voice, West Side YMCA; Mediabistro
- My professional associations:
- n/a
- I found out about She Writes from:
- I can't remember, but it was someone awesome.
Meadow Braun's Blog
I Don’t Give A Crap About Race.
Posted on October 26, 2011 at 9:00am 2 Comments 2 Likes
I’m sorry, but I don’t give a crap about race right now. I don’t care about my identity or my sexuality or my childhood. I don’t care about where I fit in or how I talk or whether or not people think I look Jewish.
Right now, I care about rent and management companies and applications. About co-ops and apartments and landlords. I care about inexpensive food and healthy meals. I care about exercise and physical therapy and healing from surgery. I care…
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Posted on June 30, 2011 at 6:25am 0 Comments 0 Likes
If you aren't lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, transgendered, questioning or a straight ally; if you don't live in New York or another major city; if you don't have a gay cousin or a butch aunt or follow politics or watch the news or read the papers or surf the internets, then you might not know that June is Pride Month, and that this past weekend was full of gay pride celebrations. You also probably don't read this blog so let's just go ahead and pretend this paragraph never happened.…
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23 things that have been said to me...
Posted on June 23, 2011 at 5:12am 1 Comment 0 Likes
23 things that have been said to me in various tones of voice, at fluctuating eyebrow levels, and in all seriousness.
You don’t look like you live in Harlem.- You don’t look like your mother.
- You look just like your mother.
- Your mother is Jewish, so you’re…
white girl in black face is pretty ugly.
Posted on May 19, 2011 at 10:58am 0 Comments 1 Like
Why Are Black Women Less Physically Attractive Than Other Women? This was the question posed by “scientist” Satoshi Kanazawa, May 15 on…
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- At 7:56am on April 29, 2012,
Joy Amber said… Love your profile and missing New York.
I can not wait to read your posts. They look great.
- At 10:13am on June 16, 2011,
Ellen Estilai said… Hi, Meadow--
I want to invite you to join the Multicultural Writers group. We chat on Thursdays at 6 a.m. Pacific Time. I think you would add a lot to our discussion.
- At 1:10pm on May 28, 2011,
Lisa Preston said… Meadow,
I thought of you while reading Iyanla Vanzant's memoir "Peace from Broken Pieces." She explains the intention of her book: "I want to encourage you to remember that this is my story; how I see it and how I remember it. It has nothing to do with how anyone else sees it or remembers it."
I thought it was a great disclaimer with the potential to smooth over the hurt feelings of families and friends mentioned in a memoir.
- At 11:53am on April 19, 2011,
Heather Summerhayes Cariou said… - Just popped in on a whim and really enjoyed it. I'll show up more often!
- At 5:39am on October 13, 2010,
Editors Picks said… - Hey Meadow,
You post has been selected for this week's Editor's Picks!
Check it out here.
Keep writing!
-Kate
Managing Editor, She Writes Blog
Community Manager, She Writes
- At 8:10am on April 21, 2010,
Julie Jeffs said… - Hi Meadow,
Welcome to the Bloggers Let’s Make it Work group! So glad you are here. Please visit the discussion New Members Visit Here First, tell us about your blog so we can list it on the members blog index.
I hope you will find, as I did, a great sense of community, loads of information and resources, and an incredible amount of talent.
Jump in on ongoing discussions or start one if there is an issue you would like to discuss.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Look forward to reading your posts.
Warm regards,
Julie Jeffs
Beginning a Life at 50
- At 11:54pm on April 8, 2010,
Diana Gittins said… - Waterfalls - in New York? Wow! I think the sound of water is really conducive to writing (unless it's a leaky pipe...) And thanks for the advice on the photo - I have tried that many times and it doesn't work. I think there must be a glitch or a message from the ether that it's best to remain unseen and it's probably best, like you, to focus more on writing than messing around with machines. Good luck with all your writing.
Diana
- At 7:56am on April 8, 2010,
louise Mayer said… - Hey back at you-
You take a great picture and you write a mean narrative. You were the initial spark to contact in the course and you continue to set the bar for communication. I think we're all lucky that you are a member of this class.
- At 7:11am on April 8, 2010,
Janell West said… - Oh Meadow.
No accusations here. I mentioned the common thread of our thinking only to say that it seems good and right that we should flock together. Geese right -- isn't that Alma's analogy?
I look forward to friendship and uncovering mystery together. Unlike you, it seems that the more I know myself, the deeper the well of mystery grows!
Janell
- At 7:00am on April 8, 2010, Diana Gittins said…
- Hey, I'm impressed with your green page! I still haven't figured out how to upload my photo on the main site - BK had to do it for me for the studio... I'm interested that you are writing memoir. I've been mostly working on poetry recently, but have done quite a bit on memoir and am going to a course on narrative in memoir in 2 weeks (in Spain).
Diana
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