candice's Profile
About Me
Penname:
candice
Location:
Brooklyn
Name:
Tennille Candice Astor
Preferred language:
English
School:
BMCC, Hunter, aiming to finish up in CUNY Online Baccalaureate
About me:
Before my beautiful son burst into my life I was heavily into reading, writing, music, movies, and the harder-to-do-thing, travelling! This has scaled down somewhat but still remains... I'd love for the two of us to travel the world one day :-)
My claim to fame:
I was in the paper once for breastfeeding my son on the train- I forgot that it was going to get media coverage. It was 'World Breastfeeding Week' at the time so I went out and showed(!) my support. When nursing in public I try not to overexpose, to be as discreet as possible. It also made the evening news for about 30 seconds.
My writing once appeared on the same newspaper about 10 yrs ago, the "Voice of the People" section where I complained about an article there that put down my entire generation, saying we were 'cosseted and coddled'. This was their response to the Woodstock '97 riots in Rome, NY. I guess they liked my complaint b/c they entitled my letter, "Youthful Wisdom". That was decent of them. And it made me find out what 'cosseted' actually meant!
I've been in off-off-off broadway plays so that might count as a tiny margin of a slither of fame, who knows. I didn't really do it for the fame, I just wanted to act.
Last but not least, I once made WEbooker of the WEek this year in May. That was pretty sweet. I hope to get something published here and really enjoy checking out everyone's work!
:-)
My writing once appeared on the same newspaper about 10 yrs ago, the "Voice of the People" section where I complained about an article there that put down my entire generation, saying we were 'cosseted and coddled'. This was their response to the Woodstock '97 riots in Rome, NY. I guess they liked my complaint b/c they entitled my letter, "Youthful Wisdom". That was decent of them. And it made me find out what 'cosseted' actually meant!
I've been in off-off-off broadway plays so that might count as a tiny margin of a slither of fame, who knows. I didn't really do it for the fame, I just wanted to act.
Last but not least, I once made WEbooker of the WEek this year in May. That was pretty sweet. I hope to get something published here and really enjoy checking out everyone's work!
:-)
My Projects
Dreaming OnI frequently promise myself to write my dreams the morning after, and rarely do it. I'm ho...
creative non-fictionIt's the style of writing I've always done and have gravitated towards but never knew it ...
My Submissions
My Favorites: Reading and Writing
What I like to read:
Biographies and Memoirs, Cooking, Food, Wine, Education, Health, Mind and Body, History, Human Interest, Humor, Lesbian / Gay / Bi / Transgender, Literature, Parenting and Families, Photography and Art, Politics and Government, Religion and Spirituality, Self Help Books, Sex, Travel, Women's Literature
Favorite books:
Latino Boom (anthology), Sanity's Bane, Chango's Fire, Flowers for Algernon, brave new world, fear of flying, why the cocks fight-DR Haiti and the struggle for Hispaniola (though I think Quisqueya's better to say), Type Talk, Who's Writing This?, New Astrology, The Book by Allan Watts, Kindred by Octavia Butler...
What I'm reading now:
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama
The Feast of the Goat by Mario Llosa Vargas
The Feast of the Goat by Mario Llosa Vargas
Title of my memoir:
A Princess and her Running Shoes
OR
Why Does She Think She's Brazilian and French?
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Grappling with Karma
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Why Does She Think She's Brazilian and French?
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Grappling with Karma
My other writing:
hmmm what does this question mean?
I have some more poems in poetry.com and I'll probably put them all here in WEbook eventually.
I have some more poems in poetry.com and I'll probably put them all here in WEbook eventually.
What I like to write:
Biographies and Memoirs, Human Interest, Humor, Literature, Parenting and Families, Women's Literature
Character I'd like to be for a day:
I'm weirded out by this, but I keep coming back to "Breakfast at Tiffany's" Holly Golightly (and believe me, I've tried to come up w/ someone else)!
I think I'm referring to Audrey Hepburn's movie version, though I enjoyed Capote's book- I might just be more intrigued with the late, great Ms. Hepburn than anything and so cannot really answer this question well.
I think I'm referring to Audrey Hepburn's movie version, though I enjoyed Capote's book- I might just be more intrigued with the late, great Ms. Hepburn than anything and so cannot really answer this question well.
Favorite authors:
I think Julia Alvarez is on point so many times and I love Judith Ortiz Cofer, the little amt of I've read of her. I'll add Junot Diaz and NOT because he's another Latino whose name begins with the letter "J"- my pattern here is mere coincidence!
I'm also in awe of several stand-up comedians. They're not authors but they're WRITERS, writing their own material, doesn't that count?
I'm also in awe of several stand-up comedians. They're not authors but they're WRITERS, writing their own material, doesn't that count?
Favorite place to read:
A toss up btwn in my bed and riding on a train
My ideal role(s):
A Writer, Devil's advocate, Editor, Feedbacker, Idea person, Reader, Researcher
