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WrittenVoicesPodcast.com Interviews Author Shelia Lipsey
Shelia Lipsey’s third novel, My Son’s Wife will be released October 1, 2008.
Shelia E. Lipsey is a native Memphian. She attended Belhaven College in Jackson, Mississippi, graduating magna cum laude with a BBA degree. Lipsey, a published author, professional copyeditor and inspirational speaker has been actively writing and speaking most of her life. Lipsey has written several short stories and over 200 poems which she has plans of publishing in the near future. Her novels with Urban Books are entitled, Into Each Life (Jan. ’07), Sinsatiable (Aug.’07).
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SNEAK PEEK | Heavenly Places
Heavenly Places
bu Kimberly Cash Tate
I told Hezekiah I wanted to live in Potomac or Chevy Chase or North Bethesda, someplace with cachet, where people had money and minded their own business. I didn’t know this for a fact, of course—that they minded their own business—but it sounded good and gave me one more reason to tick off in favor of living there. If I had had my druthers, I wouldn’t have lived anywhere near the D.C. metropolitan area. But if we had to be there, the where had to be Montgomery County, Maryland.
Montgomery County had seasoned money and grand old homes—or, in Potomac, breathtakingly newer homes. Exquisite shopping. And neighbors who would be concerned mostly with themselves and, perhaps, the fleeting question of how another black family amassed enough nickels to break bread among them. They wouldn’t get to know me, I wouldn’t get to know them. And we would revel, the neighbors and I, in perpetual aloofness.
INTERVIEW | Mikasenoja
Mikasenoja, describe yourself for our visitors.
Mikasenoja is a woman who loves God, loves her family, her church and basically people in general. I am a cheerleader for Christ and I love encouraging and coaching people to see the brighter side of a negative situation. I love to go swimming with my children, singing, praise dancing, writing and reading.
I absolutely love gospel music. I come from a family of educators, preachers, counselors and musicians. And my husband is a organist and plays by ear. I have four children who are all gifted in the area of music. I have a nine year old son who proclaims that he will be the next Kirk Franklin and I think he may be. He can really SANG as we say in the South. I am very active with the Women Ministry and Praise and Worship Ministry of our church and supporting my husband’s ministry.
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Tyora Moody is the editor at Written Voices Blog and the Podcast Host. She is a writer, online book promoter, graphic designer and an all-around encourager. Join her each week as she blogs about "African American Literature That Edifies the Soul.