TNT is Blowing Up Matt Robinson speaks with author Michele Anna Jordan .
While many may consider the writer ’ s life to be a solitary one , it actually is dependent upon and deeply intertwined with many other people . Even for those editorial entrepreneurs who publish on their own , there are many other people in the literary pipeline , in addition to those who ( hopefully ) purchase and read the books . From editors to agents to booksellers and publicists , there are many people without whom the so-called solitary scribe could not sustain . To make it as a writer , it takes a bunch of fresh ideas and the drive to plant and prune them even before others think they are ripe . Michele Anna Jordan has been writing about California ’ s famed Sonoma County before it was known as “ Wine Country ,” and she has remained a publishing pioneer on the CA food and wine scenes .
In addition to a new website ( www . micheleannajordan . com ), Jordan has recently launched her own newsletter in which she harvests and pours out her deep-seeded love for her community and the people and flavors that make it so rich and full-bodied .
The author of 24 books , Jordan also contributes multiple columns to The Press Democrat and hosts a radio show tellingly-titled Mouthful : Read more of Matt ’ s interview at https :// nakedtruthmagazine . com / 2016 / 11 / tnt-is-blowing-up / TWREX Defies Evolution By : John Strawn
Very seldom do the waves of Hip Hop ring true in 2016 . Nothing less of electronic voice over , over collaborated mc sessions meant to drown out the shit that spits out the mouth of what ’ s in the now … until now .
Four weeks ago , I stepped into the studio with Louis Grey better known to the underground as TWREX and what carried from his mouth onto the mic was a resurgence of breath back into the soul of hip hop that was long forgotten . As I would find out I had only scratched the surface of the sphere of talent the encircles TWREX . I could spend time talking about similarities with artist ’ s we ’ ve heard in the past , however no justice would be done to organic voice that sharpens as it moves through track and comes back to sync a message preaching truth , hardship , and blessings . The upcoming Re-Release of The John Wick EP delivers the cinematic presence of 1960 ’ s Harlem with futuristic feel of the new beginning of Rap , and that ’ s exactly what it is .
Some do cover ’ s , others choose to re-master old tracks , The John Wick Ep raises the Hip-Hop ghost of the past from the dead . Partnered with producer Tim Webb better to be known as Big HUB , beats fall off HUB ’ s midi like rain on a tin roof ; unexpected , loud , and addicting . The variations of soul , percussion hits , and baselines rip through your spine as Hub reaches into your chest , grabs your heart and squeezes it in rhythm . Read more at https :// nakedtruthmagazine . com / 2016 / 11 / twrexdefies-evolution /
Dating IRL By : Nancy Slotnik
Dating apps have their advantages , true . Pools of eligible are literally at your fingertips . Or is it baskets of deplorables ? Well , there ’ s the rub . There ’ s no way to find out until you meet in real life . So why not cut out the middleman every once in a while and meet the oldfashioned way : face-to-face .
People always ask where to go to meet someone . I tell them it ’ s not so much about the Where . It ’ s about the How .
First thing is you have to expect to meet someone . Be open to talking to a stranger . Lower your guard about striking up a conversation . You can start in elevators , on subways , in parks . Start with easy targets where there ’ s no romantic interest , like older people , dogs or kids . Smile and have an opening line . You ’ ll start finding that New Yorkers are a lot friendlier than you thought .
Once you have worked the muscle of engaging with new people , you are ready to try it for romantic gain . Let ’ s say you ’ re at a networking event or party or bar . Here ’ s a step-by-step approach : Be willing to go solo . I ’ m not saying that you have to attend the entire event alonethat is way scary , but get there early , on purpose , and pretend to be looking for a friend . Or leave the group that you are with to get a drink or hit the restroom and use the opportunity to work your game . If you want to try this with a wing woman / man or a pack , it can be done . But be aware that your friends can make it harder for you . A guy will not be that likely to approach a group for fear of public humiliation , so you have to do what I call Turning Your Cab Light On .
Just like a New York City taxicab , people have a light that they can turn on to show they are available . It can be done with eyes , smile , a flip of the hair or open body language . It can be done by working into the conversation the fact that you live alone or that you are tired of Tinder or that you don ’ t have a plus one for some awesome event where you have an invite . These are all Cab Light On signals .