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One of the advantages for a writer who is also a college professor is using your own book as text for a class. I’ve done that in my Sociology class and English classes several times since my book, The Mee Street Chronicles came out in February of 2007. It’s always an advantage and an adventure to find out what your reader-students have to say about your work. An adventure—a journey both scary and exhilarating. An advantage—a chance to learn things as a writer about my readers. What I’ve learned, thus far, on this journey with my book, is that I can never assume or predict anything about people. People are full of surprises. They are curious. They’ll ask all kinds of questions once they feel comfortable enough with me to do it. They tell me things about myself that I never realized consciously before. They love my stories. They respond to them with warmth, empathy, and good humor. With respect and with love.
The subtitle for my memoir is Straight Up Stories of a Black Woman’s Life. I think that it’s apt because the stories are straightforward, pull no punches, and truthfully tell it like it is—or was. The stories are “straight up”—no chaser. No mixer to dilute them. No cherries or fruity add-ons to soften the taste; no umbrellas or gimmicky decorations to pretty them up. You get what you get. Or, rather, you get what I lived.
I wrote these stories for those who are lost, who think they aren’t good enough, who are stymied by shame about who they are, who are struggling just to keep their heads up every day. I wrote my book for you—because I was lost. Because I was riddled with toxic shame about who I am. Because I never, ever thought I was good enough. Because I kept drowning in alcohol, in shame, in those voice-tapes that play on and on in my head. I wrote my book to tell you not to give up, to show you that lost or not you can find your path—that you can find your way. Apparently, my Freshmen English students got the message. And liked it enough to wax eloquent about my book. -end-
Erika Alatriste said:
“The Mee Street Chronicles is a great book. There are three parts to the book and they are all great in their own way. This book leaves you wanting more details, more stories, and more memories. My favorite story is “Fever.” It is full of passion, emotion, and is very descriptive. I really enjoyed it because everyone is aware of how men and women are in a relationship and how they first connect, but no one ever talks about same sex relationships. The narrator is very descriptive when it comes to the love of her life. The way the narrator described her love would make anyone fall in love. It is so romantic and leaves the reader wanting more. I would recommend anyone to read this book because it is one of those books that once you start reading you don’t want it to end.”
Marilyn Mata said:
“In my opinion, it is unusual for an author to write about her sexual orientation because society always pushes a heterosexual agenda. The author of The Mee Street Chronicles is truly an admirable woman who writes with honesty and bravery about her struggle with her sexual orientation, alcoholism, racism, social pressure and her working experiences in the field of AIDS. Mee Street has been the best book I have read in a long time. One of the things this book describes is how sexual identity discrimination was practiced a few decades ago in this society. In the story, “Predators,” a woman named Anita Bryant announced on national television that people who are homosexuals are recruiting children to become gay or lesbian. People are always searching for reasons to discriminate against homosexuality. Today, we also hear hateful comments against homosexuality. One of my classmates made an ignorant comment saying gay people should be forbidden to get married because homosexuality causes AIDS and that access to health care will decrease while insurance rates will increase. This, of course, is incorrect. AIDS is not a “homosexual disease.” Anyone can get it. This book opens people’s eyes about sexual orientation. It helps you realize that coming out of the closet is not easy, and how heterosexuals leave a mark on homosexuals.”
Grace Cha said:
“The unique quality of this book is that the events feel so tangible. After reading the story, one can almost say he or she experienced what the author had in the past. The book isn’t filled with superficial comments or ideas in order to put an image in front of the audience; it only gives you the honest truth about an individual. Before I opened up the book and began to read, I wondered what I could possibly learn from this book. Having read it, I believe that this book has taught me many things. This book is written by an incredible author who took that bold step and told her life story. I never knew anyone who is lesbian or gay and although I was never really against it, I also never knew the difficulties they faced or the hardships they have in life or all the hatred and pain caused merely because they are seen to be different. This book changed my life. It changed my views about everything in life. For example, I ask myself this question now when I catch myself judging others: Who are we to judge what the norm is and what goes against the norm? Because of reading about this individual’s life, I have become more aware of the issues that are in the world around me and I am less scared to come out and express my feelings. I can stand in a room full of people who disagree with my opinions and I won’t feel little or intimidated. Now, I’m not scared to be different or worried that I’m different from others.”
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49 comments:
I think that the author is very brave to teach her class the book she wrote. This shows that she has a lot of confidence. If I were the author I would not be able to teach it to my class because I would be too afraid of what my students would say. I think the book is interesting and I hope that one day I will have the chance to read it.
In the book "The Mee Street Chronicles" by Frankie Lennon.
Which story caught your interest more and why?
I read all five stories we were assigned. "The Party" and "Woman Dreams" caught my interest the most. I can relate to them both. At a young age I too realized that I was very different from all of my girl friends. Like the author did in "Woman Dreams." I remember that I only wanted to hang out with the pretty girls. And all those pretty girls I hung out with always talked about nothing but boys. It really didn't affect me in any way it just wasn't a conversation I would be interested in. My friends would ask me if I liked any boy. My answer was always the same, "no, I'm too young to think about boys." As I got older it started to get more difficult for me. I felt the way Frankie did in "The Party." I was so afraid of the way I felt about other girls. Once I felt comfortable with whom I was, I came out and told my mother I was a lesbian. I was nineteen years old. She had a hard time accepting it, but she had no choice I guess. She said she loved me no matter what. It took me a while to accept myself for who I am. Only because of the way society treats people whom they call different from the normal.
Daniel Vasquez said: Ms. Marilyn Mata comment on Mee street chronicles Author Ms.Frankie Lennon, made some good points to the effect of Homosexuality misconception of aids.I myself have A sister that is Gay, and I know from experience that people are prejudice towards Homosexuals and are ignorant to the fact of the orgin of aids and that aids is A generic desease that the White man created to eradicate the African people for the greed of the Diamond mines in their Country. I commend Ms. Lennon for her insight to the past , and to the present of racial equality. I can relate to our teachers unique approach to communicating with us in class room participation.
In the blog, "Adventures of a Maverick Author 4: Teaching Mee Street," I like how you give your book a purpose why you wrote it. You wrote, "I wrote these stories for those who are lost, who think they aren’t good enough, who are stymied by shame about who they are, who are struggling just to keep their heads up every day." And I thought it was inspiring. As I was reading this blog, I am interested in reading your book.
In the book "Mee Street Chronicles" by Frankie Lennon a story called "The Party" caught my interest.I felt sad and embarrased at the thought of Frankie's sercret being told.The idea of being shame in front of your peers is a fear that I have felt. I think the story pulls together the struggle all teenages have to belong to a crowd or group of their peers. Lots of teens still need explanation when it comes to things involving how to act, how far to go and having respect for yourself when it comes to sex. I really like this story and thought it was very well written.
In the book "The Mee Street Chronicles" by Frankie Lennon I think that "the voice" is not a character, however the voice is her conscience. The voice was like someone she referred to when she was in a situation that she did not know how to get out of, such as in the story "The Party." In the story "The Party" the voice served as something that was in her mind but was the only one honest with her. After everyone at the party tried to hook her up with a guy, in her mind she honestly knew that it will never happen. The voice also plays a role in the story "No escape" as both evil and good. Frankie had a hard time trying to overcome her fear of the shadow-monster. She had her god fairy mother whisper positive things and then the evil voice tell her the monster was going to do horrible things to her. The voice allowed the reader to know what Frankie was thinking about and what was she going back and forth about in her mind. For the narrator the voice played many roles in her life. For instance it sometimes gave her comfort and sometimes it was there to annoy her, however the voice was her conscience and she could depend on it anytime.
I agree with your thinking. I feel that as a student and as a reader we feel the same way towards your book. I am anxious and nervous to see what it is that I will be reading or learning next. This is a great quality of a write and a teacher.
Everyone has that little voice in their head that says what they really think. And sometimes what we are really thinking are things we don’t want to think or hear about. We fear it. In the book “Mee Street Chronicles” by Frankie Lennon the narrator hears a “voice” in her head. In my opinion I think that this “voice” plays an important character in the story. This “voice” represents the narrator’s inner self but it is suppressed by fear. For example page 71 when Bobby accused Frankie of being attracted to the same sex the “voice” knew that Bobby was right but Frankie out of fear “shut it down [and] [s]hoved it back deep in a tunnel.” The “voice” not only appears in “The Party” but in many other stories and represents many other things. Another story it appears in is “No escape” and it represents the narrator’s imagination. It represents the monsters that want to steal little Frankie away and represents the fairy godmother who leads her to safety. Everyone has that little voice in their head that says what they really think and sometimes we fear the things we don’t want to think or hear. But because of that fear we can never be who we truly want to be. We will live a life of never ending fear, solitude, and doubt until we are true to ourselves and fight what we believe is right.
In almost every story in The Mee Street Chronicles by Frankie Lennon there is "the voice" that tells you what we want to hear or think. We fear it. In the book Mee Street Chronicles by Frankie Lennon there is a story called "The Party" wherein the narrator hears "the voice" in her head. I think that this voice plays an important character in the story because it represents the conscience of the narrator hidden in fear. For example on page 72 when the voice said "You know and I know what he said is true. You ain't had no boyfriend cause you didn't want none. Never did and never will." "The voice" is right because the author is scared of the thought of having a boyfriend. Aside from appearing in "The Party" "the voice" appears in other stories and represents different things as well. For example in "No Escape" " the voice" represents her imagination. Supposedly "the voice" is a monster who wants to steal Frankie away. "The voice also plays the fairy godmother who guides Frankie throughout the story and brings her to safety. "The voice" also appears in "Woman Dreams" because of the fact that she wonders why she dreams about women, and mainly it's "the voice" talking and getting to her head. There will always be "the voice" in our heads telling us what we want to hear or think, but sometimes we have to fight that voice because what it's suggesting to us is of negativity.
In some stories of the book "The Mee Street Chronicles" by Frankie Lennon there is "the voice" that tells you what we want to hear or what we really need to think- to the point where we fear it. In the book "The Mee Street Chronicles" by Frankie Lennon there is a story called "The Party" where the narrator hears "the voice" in her head. I think that this voice plays an important character in the story because it represents the conscience of the narrator hidden in fear. For example, on page 72 when the voice said "You know and I know what he said is true. You ain't had no boyfriend cause you didn't want none. Never did and never will." "The voice" is right because the author is scared of the thought of having a boyfriend. Aside from appearing in "The Party" "the voice" appears in other stories and represents her imagination. Supposedly "the voice" is a monster who wants to steal Frankie away. "The voice" also plays the fairy godmother who guides Frankie throughout the story and brings her to safety. "The voice" also appears in "Woman Dreams" because of the fact that she wonders why she dreams about women, and mainly it's "the voice" talking and getting to her head. There will always be "the voice" in our heads telling us what we want to hear or think, but sometimes we have to fight that voice because what it's suggesting to us is of negativity.
In The Mee Street Chronicles by Frankie Lennon, “The Voice” plays as a separate character in the anecdote “ The Party”. When reading this story I would say that “The voice” is a character, simply because of the fact that “The Voice” was like Frankie’s twin her other half. On the other hand, “The voice” is Frankie’s moral judgment, the judgment that constantly reminds her of the truth, which is most of the time something she does not want to hear. There was a point were Frankie started to rely on this voice, because she was too afraid of sounded lame, or even giving her secret away. She was trying to avoid contact with any male figure, because she refused to admit that her real problem was with same sex attraction. “The Voice” also appeared in “No Escape”, “Adversaries”, and “Plaits”. “The Voice” plays a role for the readers; it gives the reader an image that helps them understand exactly what the character is going through. Just as “The Voice” plays Frankie’s moral judgment it was also in some cases introduced for humor, where the reader can put two and two together. To sum up, in the anecdote “The Party” the voice was just Frankie’s “ Straight-up-tell-it-like-it-is voice”.
While reading the stories in "The Mee Street Chronicles" by Frankie Lennon I believe “the voice” is a character because even though it’s a part of the narrator, it still has its own opinions on certain situations. For example “the voice” appears in the stories “The Alcoa House,” “No Escape,” and “The Party.” In these stories “the voice” for the narrator is the guide. Its character helps the narrator be brave through scary situations and it also helps the narrator stand up for herself by asking questions and wanting answers. As for the reader, “the voice” helps me understand what the narrator is feeling while going through certain situations and seeing what she wants to do by giving “a voice” that I can hear. It is mine as well as the narrator’s guide to understanding what is happing around us.
Is “The Voice” from The Mee Street Chronicles a character? I believe “The Voice” is a character. It might not have qualities that other characters have but it always play important roles in the stories it comes out in. In the story “No Escape,” “The Voice helps the narrator by encouraging her. The narrator was scared of walking through the darkness but “The Voice” encouraged her to keep going and not be afraid. The narrator is able to trust “The Voice” and walks through the darkness. In this story “The Voice” plays the role of an encouraging friend who is always there to help you get through hard times. In the nest story “The Party,” “The Voice” speaks what the narrator’s mind is thinking that her mouth can’t say. It tells us what the truth about the things the narrator has to cover up. In the last paragraph the narrator remembers when Bobby tells her that she has never has a boyfriend because she didn’t want to be with boys not because she couldn’t. To this comment “The Voice” replies, “You know and I know what he said is true. You ain’t never had a boyfriend cause you didn’t want none. Never did and never will.” This thought is an example of how “The Voice” says what the narrator can’t sat out loud. “The Voice” plays important roles that characterize it as a character. Such roles include being an encouraging friend and stating what’s actually on the narrator’s mind. “The Voice” doesn’t have a name or gender but it plays important roles that help the narrator in different situations. That’s why I believe “The Voice” is a character.
It is sometimes difficult when we are lost or confused about what we are feeling. I think that we all go through this in life when we want to know why we feel or think that someone is very good looking. In “Woman Dreams” from Mee Street Chronicles a book by Frankie Lennon the narrator faces a conflict in wondering why it is that she having dreams of the women in movies. She wants to know if what she is feeling is normal and that if other little girls her age are also feeling what she is. This conflict of trying to figure out her sexuality at a young age is shown in other stories. For example it is also shown in “The Party” were Bobby asks her if she is “funny.” This is where I feel that it really gets the narrator nervous because she is still trying to figure out why she doesn’t want a boyfriend. The boyfriend issue I believe is what gets her to thinking more and more about her sexuality. The only problem with this is that she wants to fit in and so she doesn’t want anyone to know about what she feels. I think that out of fear the narrator says “No” to Bobby’s question because deep down she knows that she really does likes women. Then after this confrontation she gets worried about what Bobby will say to her friends about her and is trying to figure out what they would say about her. I feel that this is something she should ignore even though at this age you really cannot. We could never try to ignore what we feel and so we just try to figure it out. I believe that we all should feel free to like whomever we please and should not be judged for it.
In the story Woman Dreams of Mee Street Chronicles by Frankie Lennon, I feel the narrator was telling the reader how she first started realizing she liked girls more than boys. It seemed that she was just realizing that she didn’t like boys as in The Party of Mee Street Chronicles by Frankie Lennon, she knew for a fact she like girls better. In Woman Dreams she felt that she should keep it a secret because she had a feeling that her friends weren’t dreaming about women like she was and if she were to say anything her friends would think she was weird. The same thing goes for The Party when she was trying to stay away from Bobby but still seem as if she may be interested because she knew her friends would look at her differently.
Adventures of a Maverick Author 4: Teaching Mee Street
I agree we shouldn't have preconcive notions and be predictable about other people. Everyone comes from different walks of life, experience differnt things, and learn differnt things about the world. People should keep in mind that we all are different. I think it is great that you write for personal reasons. It is great that you are willing to discuss obstacles you overcame.
In my opinion in "Women Dreams" "the voice" plays the role character because it acts as a conscience for the author as she questions herself about her homosexuality. "The voice" is significant in the author's journey to find answers to the questions she has about her sexuality.
"Women Dreams" clearly demonstrates how the author 's inner voice was a her own inner self but in a way played a more character role. "The Mee Street Chronicles" by Frankie Lennon is a great book and the story "Women Dreams" tells young readers that though questions go on in our head there is always someone with you, our conscience. Our conscience is our honest selves, without doubt and without failure of the truth about ourselves personally. "Women Dreams" and the role of the author's "voice" makes readers relate on a more personal level because we all have inner questions that never come to the surface. This story is the most interesting one and I'm glad I was able to get a chance to read it.
“The Party” written by Frankie Lennon is a story about the author being confused of her sexuality in the eighth grade. An inner voice constantly speaks to her in her head. Not knowing how to handle a situation, she would ask a question in her head and the voice would suddenly answer back to her, or sometimes it didn’t. A character has a set of qualities that make him or her up which includes an individuals personality, behavior, or appearance. In my opinion, the voice that speaks in her head is not a character, but instead just an inner voice. The voice is her conscience speaking making her aware of the truth.
The voice also appears in other stories such as “No Escape”. In that story, the voice plays the role of the narrator’s god fairy mother helping her get through her fears of the monsters she believes exist in the house. In my opinion, the voice in this story helps me understand how the character is feeling and what the character is thinking. It helps the the narrator overcome her worries and fears. With the voice in the story, it even allows me to imagine myself in her shoes.
I believe that the voice that speaks is her conscience telling her how she really feels deep down. This was one interesting story and I look forward to reading more.
In Lennon’s book one is able to see the true reality, the harsh and the good. By reading her stories I was able to understand and learn that when the world throws imperfections and confusion to us we have to find a way to “Get up and get on with our lives.” Her stories made me realize that no matter what we are not alone. Her confusion growing up as been an eye opener to me because I never understood the reason why we couldn’t be open about our sexuality. But, reading her stories have made me realize that there is more
to the journey of acceptance. There is more than simple words and awkward looks. By reading her stories I was also able to see the similarities between the African-American Culture and my Mexican-American culture. Great book!
In the story, “The Party”, Frankie, the main character is confused with her sexuality. Her mixed feelings and her insecurity makes her give birth to a new character, “the voice”. This inner voice is assumed to be a new character because it guides and encourages Frankie to act and behave a certain way. “The voice” is her conscience, speaking to her and making her aware of the truth. Her truth. The truth that she was soon to find out. Personally, the voice helps me understand what Frankie is feeling and thinking.
Besides the point that she is my professor- she is a great writer, she captures my attention, and I recommend her book, The meet Street chronicles: Straight Up Stories of a black woman’s Life.
The story that caught my interest the most from the book The Mee Street Chronicles: Straight Up Stories of a Black Woman’s Life by Frankie Lennon was the story of “The Party”. In this story the author talks about how one of her friends (Pepper) tried to hook her up with a guy named Bobby. Frankie didn’t even know this guy and she wasn’t even interested in knowing him. Pepper and the other girlfriends of Frankie had their boyfriends and they wanted to have a good time with them. Pepper wanted Frankie to give Bobby a chance of knowing each other, but she refused because she was not interested in boys.
What I found interesting about this story is that I had a similar situation to Bobby. Once, my friends invited me to a house party and they wanted me to ask a girl out to dance with me. I remember that I actually liked that girl from school. Her name was Jasmine and she had some beautiful brown eyes. She arrived with her friends, but they all had their boyfriends and she was sitting down alone. I was hoping that she would accept to dance with me since everyone had a partner to dance with except me and her. To my surprise when I asked her out to dance, she told me that she was not interested in dancing with me because she was waiting for someone else. I just said “Thanks!” I turned around and walked away. I felt a little bit sad, but not so bad because I was already expecting a mean response from her. Well, I guess it wasn’t her fault and I understood that at least she was honest with me. Nobody can force another person to do something that they don’t want to do.
The voice plays a very important role in Frankie’s life. The voice guides her when she feels lonely or lost. She feels like the voice is her friend and she can trust her with her feelings. Nobody understands Frankie except for the voice. Frankie gives a special character to the voice in every situation she is going through.
In the story “The Party”, Frankie is getting embarrassed and put down by the voice. The voice said to her “everything coming outta your mouth is soundin lame”, when she was confuse at the party. She did not know what to do at the party, she was afraid that a boy was going to asker out to dance or to try to kiss her. In this case the voice was not being too friendly with her.
In the story “No Escape” the voice encourages to not give up and be strong. In this case the voice is played by a fairy which she calls her “my godfairy mother”. The voice tells her “ You can’t stay here Frankie. You must keep going. Be brave.” The voice pushes her to beat her fears and overcome them. It’s her mode of encouragement.
In every story the voice plays a different role, in some the voice is encouraging and in some the voice makes Frankie realize that she is mistaken or making wrong decisions. For Frankie the voice is her best confidential friend or like her imaginary friend. Every person has an imaginary friend when they are young. It’s like our guide and support to live and understand adults way of thinking.
I am honored that Prof. Lennon was my teacher because she has impacted my writing skills. From reading The Mee Street Chronicles, by Frankie Lennon, I learned different kinds of writting styles, for example descriptive and narrative and more. Not only did I learn about wrttitng but about her life growing up. From her book i hve learned to let the inner "voice" come out instead of holding it in because the voice is part of who you are.
I am honored that Prof. Lennon was my teacher because she has impacted my writing skills. From reading The Mee Street Chronicles, by Frankie Lennon, I learned different kinds of writting styles, for example descriptive and narrative and more. Not only did I learn about wrttitng but about her life growing up. From her book i hve learned to let the inner "voice" come out instead of holding it in because the voice is part of who you are.
I have really come to enjoy the book,"The Mee Street Chronicles" and felt that at times I could relate to the author's situations. "Woman Dreams" really caught my attention becuase the author had the courage to reveal her confict,which was same sex attraction. This chapter of the book kept me reading non stop. I couldn't put it down.
I have really come to enjoy the book,"The Mee Street Chronicles" and felt that at times I could relate to the author's situations. "Woman Dreams" really caught my attention becuase the author had the courage to reveal her confict,which was same sex attraction. This chapter of the book kept me reading non stop. I couldn't put it down.
One of the things that ive learned is that the author shared a lot about herself and about people in her life. We learn that she has a life changing experience because of her life and the people that have a affected her. She is a strong woman and i feel that many people admire that.
The “voice” is a huge part the narrator’s life. It’s what’s inside her mind and her conscious. It’s her character, which of course no one else knows about. In my opinion this “voice” is a character. This “voice” tells the truth. It reveals the true side of who she really is. The "voice never lies to her.
Since the narrator always hides her true feelings I think this “voice” is a whole different side of what she thinks and feels. It’s a complete distinct person than who she portrays to be sometimes. She acts completely different then how she thinks. This is a character within herself. The character is part of her.
The “voice” plays a huge role in the story The Party. The “voice” plays a role for the narrator. During this party that the narrator is at she has no idea how to act or what to do. She is very nervous. She didn’t want any boy to ask her to dance. And her “voice” kept on telling her the truth, that in reality she didn’t want to be there. I think that this “voice” is very important in the narrator’s life. I believe we all have a “voice” and sometimes we don’t want to listen to it but it’s there telling us the truth even though we don’t want to hear it.
I believe that the author is a brave intelligent individual. She went through many setbacks in her life and still manages to be a better person. With all the crazy situations that she has experienced she kept her head up and learned from them. Moving on wth life seems like it isnt a big problem for her, i also admire that.
I believe that the author is a brave intelligent individual. She went through many setbacks in her life and still manages to be a better person. With all the crazy situations that she has experienced she kept her head up and learned from them. Moving on wth life seems like it isnt a big problem for her, i also admire that.
As reading "Mee Street Chronicles" one of the stories that caught my attention the most was "Memory: Mee Street Beyond". The author is very descriptive and it made me visualize what I was reading. The way Frankie Lennon illustrated where she grew up caught my attention the most. It is fascinating how she remenbers so much of her surroundings. It was really vivid when she described her big yard and the flowers in it. One of the things I noticed we had in common was that roses were my favorite too. I really enjoyed reading this story, it made me reminisce about when I was a little girl. It was a very absorbing story. One of the phrases I really liked was "Memories mark who you are". In my own personal opinion I think it's true.
Frankie Lennon did a good job teaching Mee Street as a professor and a writer and also about her homosexual. She is brave enought to talk and teach her class about her homosexual life. Grace Cha's comment on "Teaching Mee Street" makes me think to respect gay or homosexual people and want to know a little more details about Frankie's homosexual life.
Do you have second thoughts in her head? “The Voice” in the story, Woman Dreams: Going Against the Grain, by Frankie Lennon, is not necessarily a character but the main characters thoughts. “The voice” I believe shows up in every story and it helps the reader know the main characters true feelings. The role that it plays for the narrator is that it helps the character make sense of the situation around her. These second thoughts sometimes help the character make decisions like in the story “No Escape” where the “the voice” encourages her to go on. I believe that everyone has the voice with in them they just have to listen to it.
I believe everyone has a voice in their head that tells them good things and bad things. In the story "Woman Dreams" by Frankie Lennon she hears the voice. I believe that the voice is a character and also in other storys in the book "Mee Street".
I think the author is very brave having her class read her book and discuss it in class.I liked "The Party" and "Woman Dreams" because i can relate. As a little girl i was always the girl with the boys never hung out with girls. Although i played basketball and was a cheerleader i was still confused. I appreciate reading this book and I'm very glad having the chance to be apart of it.
In the story, the Party, from the book, The Mee Street Chronicles, by Frankie Lennon, the narrator, Frankie is confused about her sexuality. All her confusion brings up a new character that is an inner voice within herself. Her inner voice tries to help her understand who she is and who she is becoming. I think that this voice becomes an important character somehow to Frankie because the voice is also mentioned throughout some of the stories, for example, in the story No Escape.
After reading The Party, I realized how everyone gets confused sometimes and a lot of the time we have no one to turn to. I think we hear voices inside our head because that is either the advice we want to hear, or the advice we should hear.
The emotions I felt while reading this story was sad and curious. I was a little sad because Frankie was confused about her sexuality. It reminded me of times when I was confused about things, not necessarily my sexuality, but things that played a big role in life. I was also curious throughout the story because although I already know the answer to whether Frankie is gay or not, I wanted to find out how Frankie dealt with the situation.
I think that the author is a very brave woman from what I have read I enjoyed all of the stories in her book. The author is a very brave woman and she really knows how to face her fears and take all of the responsibilities and consequences for her actions and the decisions that she chose to make in her life.
I believe that the author is a very brave and intelligent woman and also a great teacher and most of all a great and inspiring writer.
I really enjoyed reading all the stories in the author's book.
The stories in the Mee Street book was a great book I remember being in her class last semester and reading the book.
I really enjoyed reading this blog because it showed that everyone has their own weaknesses and are vulnerable at times. Since with time everything does heal. People do learn and grow from their mistakes. This blog also illustrates how it takes a lot out of a woman to get the urge to break away from her past and make a difference in her life. It is true that in sharing what you have learned from your past you can help others learn from your mistakes and they can learn more about you instead of judging you like a “book by its cover.”
What i focused on the most is when she gives the purpose why she wrote this book. She wrote "I wrote these stories for those who are lost, who think the aren't good enough, who are stymied by shame about who they are, who are struggling just to keep their heads up every day." As a young woman I thought it was very inspiring for the fact tha she is putting out good ideas and making every young girl out htere rethink and look back on all those negatives thoughts "Am I good enough?". As i kept on reading i thought that the author is very brave to teach her class about the book she wrote. She is very confident. In my opinion i think the author is very interesting, has amazing thoughts, a lot to talk about, and just so simply brave for writing this blog and her book. She is really expressing herself and giving out good ideas and hopes for all those who think they aren't good enought.
Before even reading Mee Street Chronicles, I am able to gain some confidence. I have never been inspired by an author before even reading the book. I think that you are a very strong women who klnows what she wants and goes for it. At this current time I'm going through my own problems in life and just from your readings, I have learned to not let others intimidate or bullshit me.
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