blackgirl on mars: notes on a life in copenhagen (or how my alienation brings me closer to people).

When I went to Irving, I used to tell every one who would listen that I was going to win the Pulitzer...well, although I haven't won it (yet) I feel as though I did. Congratulations Junot Diaz. If there is anyone out there who knows what it's like to work 10 years on a novel, it's yours truly. Black Women in Europe has recently initiated a blog highlighting all the Black women bloggers here in Europe and I'm the first one featured! Click here: Black Women in Europe to read more. Cool stuff, the lab

Just finished Junot Diaz's The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao a book which I highly recommend. Diaz is triumphant in grabbing the bull of history, politics and life by the horns and taming it into an engrossing tale that makes you laugh and in the end, cry. I always knew he'd come back strong after his first collection of short stories, Drown. His work makes me proud to be a writer. Earlier this week, 60 Minutes ran a program called, The Key to Happpiness which features a segment on Danes, happiness and quality of life. (I not only recommend taking a look at this segment, but take a moment to read the comments as well--some of them are pretty funny!) The Los Angeles Wave published an article about Black Books and publishing entitled Extending Shelf Lives and on that note, you should definitely visit Ringshout if this is at all what interests you. Much props to Chris Jackson and crew for the efforts and amidst all this, I can't help but think of Bandit Queen Pres...