My American Meltingpot

Tag: Ms. Meltingpot

  • Is Ms. Meltingpot “Maxed Out?”

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    Lori Tharps
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    Hello Meltingpot Readers, I don’t know if you all know that I’m on the tenure track here at Temple University, which means there are a lot of hoops I have to jump through in the next two years in order to keep my job. I also, as you know, have three fantastic children, a husband…

  • Look What I Bought!

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    Lori Tharps
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    Hi Meltingpot Readers, All summer long, I was trying to teach my kids the value of money. So, we literally saved every penny we found on the street with the goal of purchasing something we all really wanted. Once you start looking, it’s amazing how many people walk over money in the street…if it’s a…

  • My Top-Ten List of Meltingpot-Flavored Fiction for the Summer

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    Lori Tharps
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    Hi Meltingpot Readers, Just because August is barreling down on us like a bat out of hell, doesn’t mean we have to pack up our bathing suits and start back-to-school shopping just yet. I say, summer isn’t over until it says September on the calendar. And for me, one of my favorite summer indulgences is…

  • Wish I Was Here…

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    Lori Tharps
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    Hi Meltingpot Readers, Once upon a time, I fell in love with a man from Cadíz. Our subsequent romance and eventual marriage required frequent travel to Spain. I fell in love with the country as my love for the man deepened. But then we had kids. And 9/11 happened. And the economy tanked. And it…

  • Ms. Meltingpot Is Back!

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    Lori Tharps
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    Hi Meltingpot Readers, Is anybody still out there? If so, thank you for sticking with me. I officially hit send on the new Hair Story manuscript at midnight on June 30. It was due at 9am on July 1. (How’s that for punctual?) Then, because Ms. Meltingpot never stops, I converted back into Mom-in-Chief and…

  • Did You Know This About Me?

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    Lori Tharps
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    Hi Meltingpot Readers, Did you know I was supposed to be a teacher, not a writer? In college, after earning a C in my first creative writing class, I decided writing wasn’t going to earn me a living. Because I was only 18 at the time, yes I cried and cursed the fates that I…

  • “Learning to Love My White-Girl Hair”

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    Lori Tharps
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    Hi Meltingpot Readers, So, I warned you that my attention is being stretched in various different places these days, one of them being my new website, HairStoryOnline.com. I have a co-blogger (is co-blogger even a word?) but we’ve committed to posting everyday, which means I’m blogging a lot and  I have that full-time job and…

  • My Life on the Big Screen?… Stay Tuned

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    Lori Tharps
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    Hi Meltingpot Readers, So, yesterday morning when I checked my inbox, I had an email from this wonderful Spanish actor who said he really wanted to play the part of el esposo in the movie version of Kinky Gazpacho! Dear readers, do you remember some time ago, a couple of years at least, I mentioned…

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