Author: Melica Niccole
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Mae Jemison
Who is your favorite historical figure? Mae Jemison was the first African-American woman to travel around space. I remember completing a book report about her in elementary school.
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I Am
What’s your favorite thing about yourself? When I think about my favorite things about me, the poem I Am crying comes to mind. Check out my first book of poetry called Poetic Outlets. I Am… I am versatile When I talk I don’t have to talk really loud I can talk softly However, my…
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My Illustrator
Check her out Here you can find some books my illustrator illustrated for different authors. Books she illustrated
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Triumphs and Challenges of Coping with Having a Disability Diagnosis
I am giving people a platform on my blog to tell their story or a story of someone close to them. Here’s the first story. My mom has struggled with anxiety and depression all her life, and she also has bipolar disorder with some adhd traits. She’s getting older, and this was her first time flying…
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My Favorite Childhood Book(s)
Do you remember your favorite book from childhood? I remember quite a few books from my childhood. My teacher read the following books to us: Where the Wild Things Are Amelia Bedelia The Cat and The Hat Green Eggs and Ham Curious George and Clifford the Big Red Dog I loved all of these books,…
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The New Face of Disabilities Part 2: A Psychosocial Perspective
Next year, I am releasing The New Face of Disabilities Part 2: A Psychosocial Perspective. This book was 10 years in the making. I released part 1 of the series in 2015, which focused on individuals with developmental disabilities. As I released this book, I told myself that there had to be a part 2.…
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Football Fumblina
Sales for Football Fumblina are up. Football Fumblina could have been a ballerina. From ballet shoes to fumbles and tumbles, Fumblina shows the world why she loves being herself and playing a game she does not always win. This game is just like life, sometimes you have to fall to learn how to stand up…
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Top Five
What are 5 everyday things that bring you happiness? When I think about joy and happiness, I smile. There are many things that make me happy; however here are my top five: Family- I enjoy spending time and special moments with my family. I love them dearly and love the special bonds we have. Love-…
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Dead Wrong and Jacob: In the Mind of a Mad Man
For the #romantics who like a little #thriller with their reads. And I’m not taking about Michael Jackson’s. Who does Tasha have to blame and who’s the mad man? Check out book reviews here: Review on Amazon: she did an excellent job of weaving a thought-provoking novel with crisp well-developed … https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/review/B00LA62JQQ/R2TSDA87IFHJ2X?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_dprv_P40K551DJD9YBHE1G137&language=en_US Review on Amazon:…
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Story to Tell
Do you have a story to tell, but don’t know where to start? Come to this event next week to get information on writing your first book and publishing. Check out the link below. https://facebook.com/events/s/story-to-tell/1251352752712376/
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Reading Is An Important Part Of Everyone’s Life…
“Reading is an important part of everyone’s life because it can give you strength, provide assurance, teach you information, and provide many opportunities. I write because it’s just as important as reading. It allows me to take control of my own narrative and people just like me. It allows my daughter and other children to…
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Celebrating Diversity in Literature
Many of my children’s book characters focus on children of color, especially dark complexed children. Growing up, I rarely saw characters who were similar to me in the books I read. I chose characters as such so my daughter can see positive characters similar to her.
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MemoriesBeing outside until the street lights came onRunning up and down the street until our hearts were contentlifelivingliving life on the edgerulesbut no rulesstrictbut not strictWe learned to turn our pants backwards as everyone repeatedWarm it up Kriswith our “hat to the backI gotta kick my pants down real low (aww, yeah)That’s the kinda girl…
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National Poetry Month
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1tehmkYzc6BiPDPt/?mibextid=WC7FNe As we wish April farewell, I want to pay tribute to National Poetry Month.
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The Best Gift I Ever Received…
Share one of the best gifts you’ve ever received. Love is the best gift I ever received. It’s the feeling of being loved, loving another person, and sharing the love of something. Love is an amazing feeling. It makes you laugh, smile, and brings about a joy that everyone can feel. This experience in love…
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Budgeting with Finesse
Write about your approach to budgeting. Budgeting can be very simple, especially if you take the time to identify useful tools to help you. One tool I find helpful is the use of spreadsheets. For the last 10 years, I have kept a budgeting spreadsheet. This spreadsheet allows me to identify my upcoming bills. This…
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A Life and Time Perspective
How do significant life events or the passage of time influence your perspective on life? I truly believe who we are, is built upon our life experiences, good or bad. From those experiences, we either choose to allow those experiences to continue to influence us or we don’t. This right here is a real life…
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To Do Or Not To Do: That Is the Question
Something on your “to-do list” that never gets done. Life and its fancies often makes things a little challenging to get done. It gets a bit more challenging when you are a single parent who is working to keep it all together. For me, writing has been my go-to option regarding stress, educating others, and…
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Homemade This, Homemade That
What’s your favorite thing to cook? I love cooking just about anything. I found myself researching recipes and creating brand new ones. It’s fun. My 4 year old daughter helps wash, cut, and prepare the food with me. Just a few things we made recently …
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In the Words of Bone Crusher, “I Ain’t Never Scared”
What’s the thing you’re most scared to do? What would it take to get you to do it? In the past, I was so scared to dream big and do. When you’re surrounded by others who discourage growth, you become stagnant. I remember in college, we were working on planning an event. I don’t remember…
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Win Big and Share
What would you do if you won the lottery? First, it depends on how much money I won. The current jackpot for the Mega Millions is 311 Million. If I won the entire jackpot or something close, I would make sure bills were paid off for me and my family (Parents, nieces, nephews, and sisters).…
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Worthy by Jada Pinkett Smith
What books do you want to read? I am looking forward to listening to the audio book by Jada Pinkett Smith. I have heard a lot of great things about this book from the individuals who read it. Now the controversy seems to come from the ones who have not read it. Sometimes it is…
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Birthday Tradition
Write about a few of your favorite family traditions. My family has a birthday tradition for mother and her grandchildren. For my mother’s birthday, we generally let her select the place she wants to go for her birthday. Then we arrange a babysitter to watch the kids. The babysitter is my oldest niece who’s in…
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Rest is the Best
What do you enjoy doing most in your leisure time? In my leisure time, I enjoy resting the best. I have been active the last few years from household chores, recreation activities, to hanging with friends and family. Sometimes, I like to relax with nothing planned. Now once I’m well rested, I am open to…
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Things I Do For Fun ❤️
List five things you do for fun. Things I do for fun: 1: Go to Chuck E. Cheese with my daughter 2: Play games (Connect Four, Trouble, and Jenga) with the little one 3: Hang out with friends 4: Family time (Extended and immediate) 5: Go out (Park, amusement park, fair, etc.)
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To Help People
What’s your dream job? My previous dream job was to be a nurse. I wanted to help people. The pay also seemed nice and would allow me to live my best life. Well, as a 16 year old, that’s what I thought. I realized that job was not for me freshman year in college, when…
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Gracie Eat Your Peas
Gracie Eat Your Peas Imaboya , Arima and Moyano , Viviana and Jones, Monae Buy Now
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The Recipe For a Great Leader
What makes a good leader? A good leader is one who listens, takes accountability, motivates others, knows when to delegate, and works on various strategies. A leader is not made over night. Their skills are cultivated from failure, misfortunes, and lessons learned. There’s no one recipe to be a great leader. A great leader knows…
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My Daughter’s Picture
Can you share a positive example of where you’ve felt loved? I have one of the best 4 year olds in whole world. She is so caring and considerate. She tells grandma she loves her, tells my sister and nephew she misses them, and makes me a rainbow because she loves me. Her teacher gave…
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Sweet Alabama
Think back on your most memorable road trip. The most memorable road trip I ever took was when I was around 10 years old. I traveled to Alabama with my family in a mobile home. That’s where my mother and her 8 siblings were born . They decided to pile all the family in the…
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To Live on Purpose
What is your mission? Sometimes we go through life not knowing what it means to live on purpose. My purpose is to inspire others, be helpful, considerate, and have fun while doing it. Writing allows me to do this!
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God Has Given Me The Greatest Gift of All
What is the greatest gift someone could give you? When God said, “Let there be light” and so forth, he created and started the greatest gift of all; life. Life is precious. Life is love. It’s Joy. The ups and downs of figuring it all out, even when you haven’t figured it all out. It’s…
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Never Too Old for Playtime
Do you play in your daily life? What says “playtime” to you? Absolutely! Playtime for me involves playing games with my four year old, going to the movies, and doing all the things that brings me joy. Every day, my daughter wants me to either play with her by putting together puzzles, playing connect four,…
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Carmel Apple/Raspberry Cheesecake
Happy Holidays! I hope you are loving on your friends and family this time of year. I know we are. Today we made a Carmel Apple/Raspberry Cheesecake. We haven’t tried it yet. We are waiting to try it with our family tomorrow. Check out the rest of our pictures below:
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