Tag: writer

• Sermon: Who is Calling Your Name?

  “Who is Calling Your Name?” Reflection and sermon by Simone Monique Barnes celebrating the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunday, January 20, 2019 8am and 10:15am worship services St James Episcopal Church, Austin TX Hush. Hush. Somebody’s callin’ my name. Oh, Hush. Hush. Somebody’s callin’ my name. Hush. Hush. Somebody’s…

  Simone Monique Barnes

  January 21, 2019

  Black History and Culture, Church, Ethnic, Literary Arts, Performing Arts, Simone Monique Barnes

  African American, children, Christian, church, History, Texas, writer

• Editing is not for the weak

  “Writing is one of those talents that don’t get easier with practice. Every time I sit down to write I feel as though I have to poke around to find a new vein to slice in order to get the words to come. The most that a writer can hope for is to be surrounded…

  Simone Monique Barnes

  June 11, 2012

  Arts, Literary Arts

  Renita Weems, writer, writing

• THE HOUSE OF QUIET THAT NURTURES VOICES

  THE HOUSE OF QUIET THAT NURTURES VOICES Katie Ruppel Martha’s Vineyard Gazette, September 23, 2011 Inspired by her mother and aunt, both Harlem Renaissance writers, Ms. McGrath and her husband started Renaissance House in 2001 as a haven for writers and artists of all kinds simply to have the time to work, think, write, paint, draw,…

  Simone Monique Barnes

  September 25, 2011

  Black History and Culture, Literary Arts, Simone Monique Barnes

  Abigail McGrath, artist, artist-in-residence, Dorothy West, Harlem Renaissance, Helene Johnson, Martha’s Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Renaissance House, writer, writing