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Confessions of a Pole Thief
Hi. My name is Mahoganie Jade Browne and I am a pole thief…according to my pole dancing instructor as I stood at her pole in my absent-mindedness. It’s Sunday and my thighs STILL hurt after a nice workout I had Friday evening. About a month ago a friend of mine brought to my attention a […]
Writer’s Tool: Hold The Phone or Don’t
March 12, 2013
A couple of days ago, one of my journalism buds tweeted about the difficulty of conducting an interview using his iPhone. Apparently his cheeks kept pressing buttons on the touch screen and was causing a disruption. I’m not an iPhone owner, but I have always wondered how anyone can conduct verbal business on the phone […]
Shedding and Abandonment
January 6, 2013
The winter weather has been a bit rough…on my skin that is. I spent the latter part of 2012 peeling layers of dry and dead skin off my face, hands and other parts of my body. The whole thing was gross and worried me, especially my face. Luckily a friend of mine who is into […]
Call For Submissions: Anthologies, Chapbooks and Novels
December 10, 2012
Hey Guys, I’m multitasking as usual at the moment. Thanks to my ladies at Essentially Women, some information was recently shared about numerous calls for submission. I’m posting a few here that might be of interest. Please pay attention to the deadlines as some are coming up right around the corner. Good luck! _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Anthologies […]
The Suffocation of Creativity in DC
September 27, 2012
Someone once told me, if I declare I’m bored then I must be a boring person because there’s always something to do and it’s up to me to be creative enough to find my way out of boredom; in other words be innovative. What if you have found a way to crawl out of your […]
It’s Really Happening: Tyler Perry As Alex Cross
June 26, 2012
Remember a year ago when I expressed a nervous concern about Tyler Perry being picked to play the suave detective Alex Cross, a creation of fiction and thriller masterminding author James Patterson? In case you didn’t read or may skip the hyperlink above altogether, my concern wasn’t about Perry’s skills or harsh criticism of his […]
Updates: Badu, Say What? Meet Your New Poet Laureate! The Return of The Awkwardness & Paging Olivia Pope for Kwame Brown
June 7, 2012
Hello! While I’m not an entertainment or a gossip writer sharing the latest juice – actually I’m kind of stingy with juice so says a friend of mine in Miami – I do have some updates and thoughts to share so lets get started. Erykah Badu has something to say about the controversial video for her […]
A Word About Badu and Her Sister’s Glitter, Blood and Semen Bath
June 5, 2012
“People are uncomfortable with sexuality that’s not for male consumption.” – Erykah Badu It has been a good four days since Erykah Badu dropped a bomb that has gone viral among the social media networks. The bomb happens to be a new video featuring the alternative rock band The Flaming Lips performing a cover of […]
Answer the Call, Won’t You?: Call and Response Art Show
June 3, 2012
One of the most unique art exhibits is taking place right now in D.C. Launched last night at the Hamiltonian Gallery, Call and Response is an annual art show that features five writers that are paired with five artists. The writers write a short piece (prose or poetry) and their partnered artist creates a piece […]
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Mahoganie: Musings East of the Anacostia River 
June 2, 2013
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