Blog Posts for Alice Wilson-Fried

Of the people, By the peole and For the people:Community Organizing

Alice Wilson-Fried — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:34:28 -0700

Hello, everyone,There is so much going on these days, i.e. bad weather, the history-making Obama nomination and acceptance speech. So many topics I'm concerned about--food shortages, human trafficing, New Orleans, my hometown, under siege by hurricanes and racists. So many events that have touched me, especially the writer in me. But last night, listening to the second woman American VP ...

The Head and Heart of the Matter

Alice Wilson-Fried — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:03:19 -0700

The other day, my 8-year old granddaughter, Emma Jean asked why was I so gung ho for Obama. "I thought you said its time for a woman to be president," she told me.Should I tell Emma, I wondered, that even though Black women were on the front lines of suffrage (Sojourner Truth) and civil rights, (Rosa Parks) that there are more Black women living in poverty, earning ...

Storytelling is All That

Alice Wilson-Fried — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:33:10 -0700

Call this a rant, flubber, whatever. To me, it's the best way I have of expressing myself. And for some reason, I feel the need to express myself today. Of all places, while reading blog entries on MSNBC's political sound-off page, I was reminded of the absolute importance of storytelling. Some contributors were angry, sexist, racist or, unfortunately, all three. Usually, after ...

Add to the Mix: OUTSIDE CHILD and New Orleans' rich, colorful literary history

Alice Wilson-Fried — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:39:29 -0700

Guess what!? My book, OUTSIDE CHILD: A Novel of Murder and New Orleans, has won an award. Yeah! It was awarded the IPPY Silver Medal for Best Regional Fiction. And it was a Finalist in the Mystery/Suspense category as well as the Best Regional Fiction (South) category in the 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Awards contest.As a black writer, too often our books are placed in the ...

She Reminds Me of Hillary!

Alice Wilson-Fried — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:57:17 -0700

It's been awhile, I know. So long, I had to create a new password. But, I tell you, arousing public interest in a book is the most time-consuming, tiring mind/body experience there is. Leaves hardly any energy to just hang out, even on the internet. But after what happened at not one, but two meetings I've had with book clubs this past month, I wanted to share with other writers, who ...

I'm Back

Alice Wilson-Fried — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:18:12 -0800

Hello, Everyone. As promised, here is a report from my recent New Orleans trip. With regard to my book, OUTSIDE CHILD (OC), set in modern, pre-Katrina New Orleans, I have to say things went well. I did readings at Tulane and Dillard Universities. A really awesome experience. Especially at Dillard, in that I shared the stage with three other phenominal Black, New Orleans born and raised ...

Mysteries vs. History; Why I Wrote a Mystery

Alice Wilson-Fried — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:29:24 -0800

Hello, Everyone. Nice to meet you. I've written a novel, OUTSIDE CHILD, (OC), set in modern New Orleans, pre-Katrina. It is the first of three. The second and third to take place during and post Katrina. OC is one of only a few books written about the city by a Black native. One question I get asked a lot is why did I write a mystery? My answer: Katrina exposed a New ...