Taking on a leadership role is difficult. Many times you
have to rely on and be patient for a stranger to recognize who you are. You
would think the strength of progress would be the loudest voice, but the few
voices of the status quo yell very loud. I look around to see those who believe
in faith coming out of the woods, but I wish it were quicker, because people love
to pick on the person who stands out alone. For now, since I accept fighting for new progress against old
ideas, I have to accept being a punching bag until I am recognized as a friend
and people see and hear the other people yelling for change with me.
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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