Forgetting Haiti
Since people have attention spans that last, oh, about 5 seconds longer than a fruitfly, its time to remind everyone that the suffering […]
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Honey Boo! Boooo!
Confession, I might be one of the few Americans left who has not bared witness to the degradation of childhood, innocence and television entertainment […]
Greetings from (soon-to-be-stormy) New Jersey
So we’ve got a state of emergency, many places are shutting down starting tomorrow thanks to Hurricane Sandy, also known as Frankenstorm. While I’m […]
Surviving Sandy
The following are a few pictures I took following the hurricane. Outside a home in Roselle, NJ. Trepidation, but no tears. […]
Hurricane Sandy & Election Day
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My E-addiction
On the ride down the Turnpike to my neurologist’s office last week, K, who was driving, suddenly turned to me and grabbed my iPhone […]
The Pleasure Principle
I took this in November 2011 at Memorial Park, Linden, NJ. “Happiness is not a goal, it is a by-product. Paradoxically, the […]
Relax, Relate, Release
Have trouble relaxing? No, I mean, do you find it stressful to relax? Me neither. But it IS a thing. From The Atlantic: Christina […]
School’s In
Zora Neale Hurston Cool story by my friend Rajul Punjabi, who, like me, interned at Vibe, but is actually putting her education to use […]
The Greatest Hip Hop Song of all time is…
Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five Well according to Rolling Stone: Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five’s 1982 hit “The Message” is the number […]
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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