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Five Points Cabins Review…

Five Points Cabins is a lovely resort area that is situated back in the woods of a modern day Hot Springs, Arkansas….If there are items folks need to get…planned tourist attractions mapped out for the day, or just to browse the city itself while on vacation, one need only to drive down an incline from [...]

It’s about the “Ts”- Accomplishments & great things ahead for Clara54

That “t” in the headline stands for gossip for all of you folks in the “not cool” category…anyho, that’s the word according to Wendy Williams who has become this blog’s unofficial go-to-girl for the latest in celebrity news…not that Wendy is a walking Wikipedia mind you. Word is she gets her juicy tidbits from TMZ, [...]

Tennille White:Chicago Fashion Designer…

Recently clara54 was contacted
to do a story on Tennille White, a young African-American designer right here in Chicago, Illinois. After seeing the young lady fashions, this blog was pleased to make her acquaintance… you will be as well. To view designs from The Tennillle Collection log onto her website @http://www.tennillewhitechicago.com/designs…Plus size women wear it well [...]

THE PENINSULA CHICAGO GIVES BACK

THE PENINSULA CHICAGO GIVES BACK
DURING BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
( CHICAGO )—Beginning October 1st, The Peninsula Chicago will dedicate itself to raising awareness and funds for Breast Cancer Awareness Month and several cancer research and education organizations.
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An Early October Morn:Clara54 Writes…

It’s Columbus Day folks but more than that, It’s Monday and since I’ve slumbered most of the weekend with ole friends and new relationships, I’m going to use my day off doing something productive like catching up on loads of work for the blog, my column at Examiner and requests for articles I’ve promised to [...]

Clara54’s Interview With Michelle Duster-Published In The Chicago Bulletin Newspaper

This is a preliminary interview done with a prolific author & great-granddaughter of Ms. Ida B. Wells. A great writer and journalist in her own right, Ms. Michelle Duster-Enjoy!
It’s no coincidence that Michelle Duster, the award -winning author, and great granddaughter of Ms. Ida B. Wells, channels the passion of this great [...]

Snippits, Views, And Announcements…

Hi all! I’ve been sitting on a few items of interest and wanted to get them in for you before I’m taken over by exhaustion from returning to my day job Yep, I’m welcomed back into the folds of nursing… It was truly business as usual and I’m knowing my energy level is [...]

About The “Found” Poem

I learned first hand about found poetry back in the 80s when I’d taken a poetry class at Chicago’s Harold Washington College. It felt bizarre to me and a bit like stealing when the instructor told us it was perfectly alright to visit another’s work and take snippits, phrases and sometimes whole sentence fragments from [...]

Thanks For The Memories-Clara54!

Spending time with family was glorious! The spacious Lake Hamilton site offered many ammenities as well. I loved the calm water, the sunset evenings & the time spent in lively conversation around the gazebo! There were a few things I wasn’t so pleased about,but that’s in an upcoming post in clara54’s resort review

Call For The Short Story…

Do you write short stories? I do. I’ve always loved the short story, as well as flash fiction. It’s because brevity works for me and the short story doesn’t require the loads of research that other forms of writing call for. I’m not a fan of doing a lot of research, unless it’s a [...]