Jerusha Bosarge
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ClipsA Confession
This article describes my shame at dropping the writing ball this year, and my commitment to do better in 2009. Craft vs Cliche'
This article will help you learn to read an article 'for craft.' That is, to read an article from the standpoint of a critic or an editor. Every good writer must learn to do this. It also offers the reader an exerecise on cliche'-spotting. Fun! Ten Rules of Etiquette for Any Author Visit
Read this article if you do not want your next author visit to be your last ;)! Writer's Fear
This article suggests that 'writer's block' is nothing more than a fear of idiocy (hee hee) ! It even suggests four tested and proven ways to combat the whole thing! The Art of Receiving Rejection
This article was published in the Fall 2007 edition of The Scribbler: a quarterly publication of the Mississippi Writers Guild. It is a 5-step plan for writers coping with rejection. Best Ever Back to School Ideas
Preparing your kids to go back to school after a long and leisurely summer can be daunting, even for seasoned parents like me. With help from friends in my community, I wrote this article for Parents & Kids Magazine as a tool for parents to create a seamless transition from pool to school. Last Splash Summer Fun
A round-up article offering an extensive list of inexpensive summer get-away locations for Mississippi parents with kids. Bow-Quet
The day Jordan was born, the nurses at River Oaks Hospital twisted a tiny, peach-colored ribbon into a make-shift bow, and “glued” it to her dark, fuzzy head with K.Y. Jelly. I gently lifted all six pounds, fifteen ounces of swaddled, wiggling warmth from the glass-sided hospital bassinette, and fell in love...  Bow-quet earned honorable mention in the Gulf Coast Writers Association's "Let's Write!" literary contest. Inventing Ott: The Legacy of Arthur C. Guyton
Have you ever dreamed of becoming a doctor or a scientist? Perhaps you fantasize about being a teacher or an inventor. Did you ever wonder what it was like to be a soldier, a sailor, a carpenter, a writer, or a ham radio operator? Inventing Ott: The Legacy of Arthur C. Guyton is the story of a Mississippi boy who grew up to become all of the above and more. It is the story of how young “Ott” Guyton became the legendary Arthur C. Guyton: Dean of The University of Mississippi Medical Center, Father of Modern Cardiovascular Physiology, sole writer of many editions of one of the best-selling textbooks of all time, inventor of the electric wheelchair, dear friend of William Faulkner, and father of ten doctors. But most importantly, it is the story of how a young boy’s curiosity and love of learning turned into a lifetime of accomplishments. To learn more about this book, click on the title. Cocoa's Story
This is the true story about the death of my dear friend's beloved dog, Cocoa. Pascagoula Native Makes Mississippi History
PASCAGOULA NATIVE MAKES MISSISSIPPI HISTORY By Jerusha L. Bosarge JACKSON -- Pride beamed from the faces of his family, as they sat in the green coliseum bleachers anxiously awaiting his name to be called. “Dr. Joseph Richard Bosarge,” announced Dan Jones, Dean of the University of Mississippi School of Medicine. The voice was answered by thundering applause. It was a special day for the University of Mississippi Medical Center, and a triumphant one for Pascagoula native Joseph Bosarge, better known locally as “Joey”. On May 28, Joey became the first person ever to graduate from the University with both a Doctor of Medicine degree (M.D.) and a Doctor of Philosophy degree (Ph.D.) for his work in the Microbiology department. To read the entire article, click on the title. The Cakemaster
The Cakemaster “Hey Babycakes!” she shouts, eyes wide opened, as I enter. “Come in!” Nestled between the JPD traffic division and Dave Swann’s gun repair on Old Canton Road, there is a tiny green shop called Obbie’s Cakes and Chocolates. Inside, a tall fair-skinned lady, Marsha Rose Davis, pulls her chestnut hair into a ponytail and is hand-sculpting a pound of white chocolate into a fruit topiary. I step through the glass-framed doorway and into the foyer, where I immediately smell the familiar, comforting aroma of sweet white almond cake baking. I am reminded of the holidays and family and cheer. To read the rest of this article, click on the title. Confessions Of A Breastfeeding Failure
This is a humorous feature article describing my first attempt to nurse my baby, and the absurd encounter with an electric pump that followed. |
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