Lavonne RobertsinPandemic DiariesGraduating at 57 in a PandemicA Victory Lap Without an AudienceMay 17, 20201May 17, 20201
Lavonne RobertsGraduating at 57 in a PandemicA Victory Lap Without an AudienceMay 16, 2020May 16, 2020
Lavonne RobertsinThe Writing CooperativeWrite Like an Entrepreneur:Why an Entrepreneurial Mentality Makes a Better WriterApr 14, 20203Apr 14, 20203
Lavonne RobertsinPandemic DiariesSpring Doesn’t PauseEvery day I walk from my apartment at Central Park North (South Harlem) into Central Park.My crystal bowl that used to hold candy is now…Apr 10, 20202Apr 10, 20202
Lavonne RobertsinThe Writing CooperativeEngaging Writing in a Time of ContagionThe need for storytelling to bring us togetherMar 24, 20202Mar 24, 20202
Lavonne RobertsThank You Oprah. American Dirt — Is Getting too DirtyJames Baldwin said, “Perhaps I did not succumb to ideology … because I have never seen myself as a spokesman. I am a witness.” Oprah…Mar 6, 2020Mar 6, 2020
Lavonne RobertsCall Me CrazyMy twenty year-old daughter, Alessandra, showed Andy, my friend, and me a commercial where Serena Williams took the stereotypical trope of…Apr 23, 2019Apr 23, 2019
Lavonne RobertsAnother Take On Why The New Yorker’s “Cat Person” Went ViralThe New Yorker’s “Cat Person” went viral overnight signaling something everyone wanted to quantify. It was timely. The #Me Too movement…Feb 22, 2019Feb 22, 2019
Lavonne RobertsSigrid Nunez’s “Chang” and “Christa”Write Right — notes from an MFA candidateFeb 17, 2019Feb 17, 2019