NOLAFemmes is a group blog comprised of women who live, love and work in and around the New Orleans area. Some of us are natives by birth and some are natives by choice but our overwhelming commonality is that we love this city and we love to write about it. We are an eclectic group who blog when the muse graces us so visit often – you never know what you might find here. Also – we  love to hear from YOU so don’t be shy about commenting.

WRITER BIOS

Charlotte is the creator and administrator of NOLAFemmes. She’s an amateur photographer and fledgling writer who is finally free to follow her bliss after years of the nine-to-five lifestyle. Her original poetry and creative non-fiction has been published in The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature, Metazen, Mad Swirl and other online literary magazines. In 2010 she was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in poetry. She also writes on her personal blogs TravelingMermaid and Zouxzoux.
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Maringouin is a New Orleans native who’s heart is in the Atchafalaya Basin, hence the reference to maringouin. There is a town named Maringouin on the eastern side of the Atchafalaya Basin, and a friend once told me that is a very old French name for mosquito (contemporary translation names the mosquito moustique, moustiquaire or moucheron). My family is of Cajun descent and I hope someday to be able to call southwest Louisiana my home. So for now I keep it alive somewhat through my blog, The Mosquito Coast, a misplaced Cajun by heart.
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lunanola (Kalen) is an active community advocate, an American Red Cross volunteer, and an Evacuteer.org volunteer. She lives and works in the absurdly beautiful (and beautifully absurd) French Quarter of New Orleans and writes about the people, events, and issues that affect her community.
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Jamie Amos is a writer and editor living in New Orleans, the best damn city on earth. She likes a good wine buzz, Nutella, and a vibrant community of women with which to converse. She’s been the Associate Editor of Bayou Magazine and her work has popped uup in places like Ellipsis, River Bluff Review, InvadeNola.com and other fun spots. Email her here {jezebelsriot@yahoo.com}.
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Judy B. - 56 y/o New Englander by birth, Southerner by choice. Married, 1 adult child. Passions: Food (preparing and eating), Photography, Animal Rights, Gulf Coast. 30 year resident of Slidell and not going anywhere. Judy also blogs at Thanks, Katrina.
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A former high school History teacher who now does computer training and social media consulting (Yatmedia.com), Edward is a graduate of Brother Martin High School and the University of New Orleans. Working with computers has never diminished his passion for all things New Orleans.
Edward is the author of two books on New Orleans, New Orleans: The Canal Streetcar Line, and Brothers of the Sacred Heart in New Orleans. He enjoys sharing his knowledge of the city’s history and culture with readers of his blogs, DailyKos.com, as well as speaking to various organizations in the metro area. Edward’s current book project is another Images of America title for Arcadia, Maison Blanche Department Stores (tentative release of October, 2011).
Besides family and friends, Edward’s main passions in life are Creole cuisine, Linux, open source software, Bud’s Broiler burgers, and Hubig’s Pies. Catch up with Edward on Twitter: @YatPundit.
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Emilie Staat is astonished daily that she’s a freelance writer in New Orleans. She’s finishing the third draft of her novel, The Winter Circus. She blogs about life, writing and New Orleans at: http://emiliestaat.wordpress.com/
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CheekyCherry (aka Aimée) is a quirky late-twenty-something-er who also dons the personality of SHULTZILLA. A graphic designer by trade and art lover by choice, shes co-runs SHULTZILLA, a New Orleans-inspired tshirt and accessories company, with her husband Jeremy, as well as JAM Creative, a print and web design/creative group in the Greater New Orleans area. She enjoys constantly filling her head with knowledge on design, new media, and art. Blogging seems to come natural to her as she has been doing it since the days of LiveJournal. Plus, she love putting my words out there to see what others think. In her spare minutes, she enjoys yoga, arts and crafts, riding her beach cruiser, gardening, and finding new vinyl to listen to while she works.

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**Disclaimer** The opinions expressed on NOLAFemmes are solely those of the individual writer.