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Lo Fun Fact #1
"Lolita Files" is my real name. It is not a pen name, as incredible as that may seem. There are plenty of Files family members and people who have known me for years capable of validating this. As for the "Lolita" part, my mother named me after the movie based on Nabokov's book, although she saw or read neither. To this day, she has no idea what a "Lolita" is.
Lo Fun Fact #2
I love fried chicken and fabulous shoes. If you ever want to get on my good side, send Popeye's or Mr. Chicken (my favorite spot in Cleveland) and a pair of Christian Louboutins.
Lo Fun Fact #3
Never show up unannounced or without a Pepsi (preferably Pepsi Jazz Caramel Cream). Better yet, how about not show up at all?
Lo Fun Fact #4
I hate the telephone. Don't get mad if I don't call you. I don't call anyone. Don't call me asking why I don't call. Just don't call, okay?
Lo Fun Fact #5
I love the internet!!! I love communicating through the internet!!! You can e-mail me and odds are I'll e-mail you right back (if I'm not in the middle of a major project). Makes up for my hangup about the phone, doesn't it? See, I'm not so bad after all!!!
Lo Fun Fact #6
I can't stand IMing. Please don't IM me. You will get the cold shoulder. I don't like giving people the cold shoulder, so please don't put me in that position.
Lo Fun Fact #7
I have four five six wonderful, slap-happy dogs, a bird (some kind of dove/pigeon mix), and a cat, all of whom I love to pieces. If you meet me and ask me about my dogs, bird, and cat, we'll be instant friends. If you meet me and ask me why the f*ck I have four five six dogs, a bird, and a cat, see the above fun fact for how I will respond.
Changing the game
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Talent is all around us.

The internet is changing the way the game is being played. People are creating an audience for themselves simply by creating a presence and then spreading the word. I've definitely noticed this with regard to blogging. I'm beginning to meet a lot of cool people this way as well as potential business contacts.

Yesterday, while I was doing my daily blogging tour, I ran across a sister out of Detroit who I've seen commenting at other blogs that I frequent. I think I initially saw her at Lo Zoner Dawnya's blog, but yesterday I took the link to her blog after reading one of her comments on another blog. It seems that this young lady has been taking a chance on her poetry and her efforts have resulted in her being featured in Essence magazine. Considering Essence has well over a million subscribers (we won't even talk about those who just pick it up at the stands) I'd have to say this blogging experience is working out for her. The young lady I'm referring to goes by the tag, Shai.


Shai Lynn Davis resides in Detroit and is currently working on two books of poetry. Shai has recently been featured in the March 2007 edition of Essence magazine. Her poem, Detrimental, is in the Word section on page 189. You can check out her poetry and other writings on her blog:

DRAWN 2 WORDS

In case you miss her in Essence, here is her featured peice.


DETRIMENTAL

He wanted me
To be a flowing river
Eternally supplying his needs
Him, closed off
Always receiving
Me, feeding him a feast
Him, giving me
Dried up crumbled promises
Only for him to walk away
Me, dangling
Like charms on a bracelet
Along with all the others

-Shai Lynn Kai Davis


Good luck to you Shai in all your future endeavors
posted by R. Fitzgerald @ 8:00 AM  
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Home: Wonderland, Midwest Central, United States

About Me: I'm the author of six novels. My novella, "Three For The Road," included in the three-novella anthology, You Only Get Better, was published in March 2007.

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