“Long Hair”
Leila Noelliste, creator and editor-in-chief of Black Girl with Long Hair, is a lot of things: daughter, wife, mother, journalist and Chicogoan. […]
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Some Saturday Stuff- June 8th
Good Saturday morning! The remnants of Andrea have passed, and the sun is out shining brightly here in Dirty Jerz. I’m in a mess […]
This is my confession: I’m a Preacher’s Kid, too.
I read with interest my fellow BOLD writer Carmen Fletcher’s “Confessions of a Preacher Kid: Chelsea Stanton”. I can relate. Me, too. I […]
11 AM, Tropicana, 6/6/08
Five years ago today, K and I had our first date. I asked him out with help from a mini-green Post-It. I […]
Some Saturday Stuff- June 1st.
Can you believe it’s June already? Where does the time go? Tony who? Meet the new Iron Man. First, I’ve […]
Painting.
So I’m still at work on that painting. I’ve been flipping through the stack of glossy mags my mother-in-law sent me from […]
Memorial Day Weekend
Sunday’s New York Times I hope you had a great Memorial Day Weekend. Mine was cool, although I spent most […]
Some Saturday Stuff- May 25th.
Happy Memorial Day weekend, Folks! It was a tough week here at the De Freitas Homestead. First K fell ill, then Zoe. […]
Pelo Malo.
Yesterday evening, I was chatting with a neighbor, Veronica, for the first time. She’s an adorable little 20 year old who rooms […]
Some Coltrane & Rain.
More rain is in the forecast for the tri-state area. It’s not raining yet, so I was about to make a quick […]
Alisha
@myeastofedenTo borrow a line from Drake: I’m more than just a number. But if I had to pick one, I’d be a 7 — not perfect, just honest about it.
I’m Alisha: 30, a Christ-follower, married to my husband Keiron, and mom to our daughter Zoe. East of Eden is where I write weekly about faith, culture, and relationships — a curious mix of the relevant and reverential, covering everything from religion and politics to pop culture to the quieter, more personal stuff.
I’m slightly off-kilter (but aren’t all “ar-teeests”?) and not your average girl. Hope you enjoy the rantings — don’t take the sarcasm too seriously, and know that comments are always welcome. Very welcome… ahem, HINT, HINT, HINT.
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“A curious mix of the sacred and profane… too nice for a run of the mill blog?”
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