My late friend, Sister Pat, of Dominica and St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), recites my poem, Tell Me A Story, during our interview on NICE radio in SVG. I had searched high & low for this audio recording and found it today. Tell Me A Story read by Sr Patsy Douglas Also Visit the [...]

Yesterday, as 6-yr-old Michal Zoe and I discussed who would be the night’s story reader, eyebrows furrowed and her tone turned serious, “You read tonight Grandma, because, last night, you put me in a totally unacceptable mood!” All I did was try to share with her some logistical tips that would make the listening experience better for her 4-yr old twin siblings.  She [...]

Yesterday, my son was driving home on Rt 50 nearing the Washington, D.C. line, after dropping off his kids. His car started smoking, he pulled over. Heavy smoke poured through the vents. He dialed 911 as he got out of car. Seconds into his call to 911, it burst into flames. Flames escaped through every [...]

“Good morning.  So did either of you have any dreams last night?” A question I ask my grandkids from time to time.” “Yes, I did!” 4-year-old grand-twins, Nya and Arin, shouted almost simultaneously.  “Oh, yeah.  And what did you dream?  Do you remember?” This time Arin had the jump on Nya (his senior by 3 minutes) and [...]

  This series begins.  I want to share with you the author friends that God has brought into my life that encourage, inspire, counsel, and share their hearts and thoughts with me.  I am a better woman and writer because of our interactions.  Though, we may not speak on the regular, when we do it [...]

(first posted on my stanice.com blog, August 4, 2010.  A young woman wanted to know my thoughts on writing nonfiction and I wanted to share this with her and anyone else who may be thinking about writing about their life experiences.  Count the possible costs.) Hey there, Water Walkers: Minutes ago, I visited Novelist Rhonda McKnight’s FB [...]

Video–>The Root Interview: Ntozake Shange In this exclusive interview with The Root’s contributing editor Harriette Cole, playwright-poet-novelist Ntozake Shange talks about the strokes that almost took her life, the new novel she wrote with her sister and what she told Tyler Perry when he told her he wanted to adapt her Tony Award-winning choreopoem, For [...]

70% African Americans and 58% of Hispanic Americans have little to no knowledge of swimming. We must change that. Our lives depend on it. Prince Georges  County pool this summer, African-American kid was drowning, his uncle jumped in to save him–they both drowned! Earlier this summer in Washington, DC area several Hispanic-American teens drowned trying to save [...]

Love Letter to Singles  Click on link for Audio with Stanice Anderson Reading. Thanks for visiting  http://TryWalkingOnWater.com Keep coming back.

Early weekday morning Just For Today devotion NA Conference call. Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meeting conference call Monday through Friday 7:30-8:30 am EST; Format: NA Readings, then read the day’s devotion from NA official Just For Today book, then speakers 5-8 mins each. To listen, Dial 712-432-0075; access code 299757#  To be considered as speaker; must have at least 3+ yrs [...]