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Spiritually Speaking #2: Surrender to Win

Published on January 3, 2013 By trywalk1

  Spiritually Speaking #2: “We don’t have to be knocked out to surrender, if we allow God to guard our lives. We can practice daily surrendering our lives, cares and worries to God. We can welcome Him to provide the guidance and care that we don’t have to be without. this daily surrender is what [...]

Unforgettable Gifts for the Heart & Soul

Published on December 22, 2012 By trywalk1

    Purchase my books, eBooks, here through my Amazon Author’s Page.  All books in one place. CD’s and T-shirts available on my website.  Also consider booking Stanice and/or fellow performers for Black History Month (Feb); Women’s History Month; and Poetry Month. Her latest one-woman show, Billie Holiday & Me and/or Walking On Water When The [...]

When I Speak of Writing…

Published on October 19, 2012 By trywalk1

  “When I speak of writing, the image that comes first to my mind is not a novel, a poem, or a literary tradition; it is the person who shuts himself up in a room, sits down at a table, and alone, turns inward. Amid his shadows, he builds a new world with words.” – [...]

Video: The Billie Holiday Story (PBS)

Published on October 6, 2012 By trywalk1

  Here is a video, The Billie Holiday Story (PBS), that is proving itself invaluable to my research in the development of my new one-woman show, Billie Holiday & Me: Legacy of A Diva.  I know other Billie Holiday fans will appreciate it, too.  For those of you wondering, “Billie Who?” check it.

Billie Holiday & Me: Legacy of A Diva – Journey to Stanice’s New One-Woman Show

Published on October 6, 2012 By trywalk1

  On my way to another one-woman show, I’ve chosen; or should I say, it chose me? Billie Holiday and Me: Legacy of A Diva. I’ve had an affinity with Billie since I was a child; though she died when I was nine.  I never met her; but when I first heard her sing on [...]

Stanice’s Tweet Led to Becoming a #Huffington Post Blogger

Published on July 28, 2012 By trywalk1

Say what??!! Yep. These three tweets – (1) A Huffington Post Religion section tweet asking for testimonies in Twitter format, 140 characters or less; (2) I tweeted my testimony; and (3) HuffPost editor’s response to my testimony. Yes, the HuffPost editor, Gina Ryder, responded to my testimony tweet. She wanted me to write an essay [...]

Surviving An Overdose: The Woman Who Kept Dying and Coming Back

Published on July 14, 2012 By trywalk1

I’m going back through the comments to make sure I respond to a few I really wanted to respond to the other day but was pulled to other tasks. I do appreciate your comments. Though, of course, I can’t respond to all of them, know this–I love that you read my story and shared your [...]