Writer, teacher, purveyor of fact-based journalism
Rochester Hills, Michigan
Joined June 2008
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Since the people have demanded civics content for me, ask and you shall receive. GO VOTE I BEG OF YOU. Call your city clerks and make sure you know what your plan is on Election Day! We’ve got a lot riding on this one for everybody, let’s get this work in family.
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No one will grab your attention like this author will.
I searched her 40+ books to find her best opening lines.
Here are 5 that will keep you reading (and how they'll make you a better writer):
1. Alabama Story channels all the heart, talent, and soul that made us love and appreciate you, @ByKennethJones, all those years ago when we were 'features' comrades. What a treat to attend an intimate, al-fresco reading of this magnificent work. We laughed, we cried ...
I had a ball at my alma mater, @oaklandu, Aug. 21, mingling with alumni, patrons, students and librarians when my play ALABAMA STORY (about a persecuted librarian) got a benefit reading to raise funds for Kresge Library (@OULibraries). #librarians #AlabamaStory #OaklandU
2. we are still thinking on the bigger truths, our bulk order of the coming-soon print version, where we can see it soonest on stage, and when it will play @oaklandu
And it was so good to see you.
This is so exciting. Wishing playwright and @oaklandu alum @ByKennethJones could be there to autograph our programs. #ThisIsOU #kresgelibrary
In partnership with the @OULibraries, University Advancement is planning a unique fundraiser on Saturday, August 21 at 2 p.m. on the lawn of the John Dodge House on campus with a staged reading of the play “Alabama Story.”
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1. A bunch of us got a kick in the gut today when we heard that former @oaklandu prof Jane Briggs-Bunting died last night. Jane was a beloved and badass champion to so many in the world of #journalism, but to me, she was the kind of friend everyone should be so lucky to have.
ALT Captain Jane Briggs-Bunting on her boat in Jekyll Island.
5. ... no matter how pissed she was, she just couldn’t abide 'gratuitous' use of the f-bomb. It was just one of many particulars on which we agreed to disagree.
So I’ll argue that in this case, it’s hardly gratuitous. And out of respect, I won’t say it again.
At least not here💔
6. You can read about Jane's profound impact @Freep, where she was a rising star, and in @theoaklandpost, where she mentored so many rising stars – @AnnZaniewski, @gayleissa, @TCPalmAdamNeal, @rsehgalfreep, @TatoTot – to name a few.
As @GarryG_OU said, 'see you down the road.'
2. She taught me how deep to plant daffodils, that writing a FOIA on a cocktail napkin is perfectly legitimate, and why chocolate is good for your heart – it’s true! She knew so much – in the end, way too much about neuroendocrine tumors and gamma knife brain surgery ...
ALT Jane BB Journalism Hall of Fame
hollyshrevegilbert retweeted
Imagine how much better America would be if instead of making it really hard to vote we made it really hard to get guns.
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Reminder to public officials that journalists covering your actions and the words that come out of your mouth is not a scheme to ruin your career. It is literally journalists’ duty.
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Mitch McConnell refused to hold an impeachment trial while Trump was in office...and today voted that it's unconstitutional to hold this trial because Trump is no longer in office.
Need I say more?
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#OaklandCounty, it’s time to “Save your Spot” in line for the #COVID19 vaccine! Administered by @PublicHealthOC, anyone who lives or works in Oakland County can complete the form save their spot.
Visit oaklandcountyvaccine.com for more.
ALT Save Your Spot Flyer
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Journalists, God bless you all for the work you have done in 2020. You were cursed, tear-gassed, mocked, quarantined, threatened, furloughed, doxxed, downsized and kept on reporting. You will be essential in 2021. There is work to be done.
Another wonderful match made @oaklandu.
@OUCOMJRNPR alums Paige Brockway (JRN '17) and Jackson Gilbert (COM '16) married Friday. 👰♂️🤵
Both are former @theoaklandpost-ers, continuing a long legacy of student journalist romances.
And, you have to see it to believe it ...
but the awesome judge at the 18th District Court in Westland is a serious Jean Ann Miller doppleganger.
Am I right @brianbierley?
#proudmom #thisisou #weddingday #SomeGoodNews
