I was sitting around pondering my rushed makeover to look
like Justin Bieber. I was having trouble trying to figure out who exactly I
was. I needed advice. I took out my Iphone and decide to search some
applications. I typed in “how to be yourself” and sure enough there was an app
called the “How to Be Yourself App.” I clicked it and there were two versions. The trial version for free and the full version for $2.99. $2.99 cents is pretty steep for an
application that I knew nothing about. Had it been just $0.99 cents, I might
have been less hesitant. So, I downloaded the trial version and launched it
when it was done. It welcomed me to the app and then “Welcome to Trial Version”
popped on the screen and the “Tip One: Imitation is internal, not external”
flashed. I wasn’t completely sure what this meant, so I clicked the “next”
button. Then, “end of trial version” popped onto the screen and recommended I
download the full version for $2.99. “Mother#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# this is some
#*#*#*#*#*,”......I screamed in Korean.
There’s nothing that hurts more than when we lose someone from our Louisiana Words family. But, the beauty of our writing movement is that the words of our loved ones live on with us. On June 20th, 2023, Louisiana Words Allstar, Jorge Arturo, moved on from this world leaving our hearts broken. He was a charismatic and talented human being. Jorge resided in New Orleans, LA and had been active on Louisiana Words for over a year. To honor Jorge’s life and work, we will be sharing his writing and live performances all Summer 2023. Please help keep his spirit alive by sharing his work. We know that Jorge’s words will connect with our readers and we hope to keep his spirit alive. Jorge’s first submission: “The Dog Show” debuted on February 6th, 2022 and is his most successful piece to date. In 2022, Jorge spent 10 weeks in the top with “The Dog Show,” “Weavers,” “They Say Love Kills, This Time It Really Did,” and “If Hell is Real, It Looks Like an Airport.” His la...
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