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@elleneldridge27
Trapped in a tin can, far from home
Epiphany while hearing “Rocket Man”
After the noise of the crowd quiets to a dull ringing in his ear, he starts to feel the impending silence. Angie Aparo climbs into his car to continue the tour. He turns up the AM radio, but barely hears through the crackling a familiar song. The adrenaline fades and he wonders if he should stop; the rain is crashing hard into the windshield. The pounding of the…
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An open letter to the class of 1996
An open letter to the class of 1996
A page from my high school yearbook the year I was crowned the Homecoming queen. It’s tough to tell in black and white, but my boyfriend wore a gold lamé suit.
When I talk about my high school experience, I usually start by saying, “I was the homecoming queen.” But those who know me now don’t get the inside joke – that I was the anti-queen at the dance, dressed in a black gown with a…
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Music is my acid test for friendship
When I was in sixth grade, my attempts at making friends involved sitting next to strangers at long brown lunch tables and asking for people’s phone numbers. Don’t be surprised to learn that by the time I was in eighth grade I had changed schools and hung my head under dyed-black hair and long black dresses. I started to hate people, thinking their ways more worthy of study than communication.
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Slapping wrists of those who write the news: journalists discuss First Amendment violations in Atlanta
By Ellen Eldridge, President-Elect, SPJ Georgia
Journalists meet Jan. 19 to discuss recent First Amendment violations in the Atlanta area.
Atlanta, Georgia – John Ruch said he thought someone was being a jerk by waving a hand in front of his cell phone as he tried to take a picture of a protester’s arrest Nov. 26. The Creative Loafing freelance reporter said he had a great view through the…
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Will Write for Koretzky
If proper nouns were allowed in Scrabble, Koretzky would be a high-value name. But we’re not playing Scrabble. We’re writers, and without Michael Koretzky, region 3 director for Society of Professional Journalists, we wouldn’t have programs like Will Write For Food. Also, I wouldn’t have made it home on Labor Day.
A whirlwind 36 hours of chaotic reporting, lede creating and nut graph…
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Why I want to be SPJ's student representative in 2014
Why I want to be #SPJ student representative in 2014
Why I want to be SPJ’s student representative in 2014
Ellen Eldridge is a nontraditional student working on a bachelor’s in communication at Kennesaw State University. She is running for student representative of SPJ in 2014.
I added my name to the longest list of names competing for one of two student representatives for Society of Professional Journalists because I want to help pioneer the…
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Screen shot of website visitors on www.elleneldridge.com. I started a 30-day blog challenge and posted daily from the end of January through February. I only started the blog at all in September. I now plan to blog once or twice a week on social media, branding for independent business and the occasional 'thought from ground zero' on parenting.
Effects on social media and what you can learn in 30 days of blogging
This is day 30 of my 30-day blog challenge! Read day 29: “Staying creative as a maker”
The baseline of a 30-day blog challenge
I started this 30-day spurt as a self-challenge, inspired by my friend Sara Crawford. I wanted to further experiment with how often a brand, business or individual should post for best results with branding. My first post was created hastily, as were many of the blogs…
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Staying creative as a writer, musician or maker
This is day 29 of 30-day blog challenge. Read day 28: “This is the day I fail”
Phil Lesh and Bob Weir during Furthur Festival 2011. Photo by Ellen Eldridge
Bob weir is best known for playing guitar in The Grateful Dead (and Ratdog as I mentioned in my blog about proposing), but he also makes hot sauce. Maynard James Keenan may be best known as the frontman of Tool, but he also creates music…
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This is the day I fail
This is the day I fail
This is day 28 of 30-day blog challenge. Read day 27: “3 songs to propose to this year”
I hate to admit that I’m not perfect, and I’ve written about the problem of perfectionism previously. If I know anything, finishing what you start is crucial. But, artists and writers shouldn’t strive for complete perfectionism. We can learn a great deal from mistakes.
As I wind down my 30-day blog…
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3 songs to propose to this year in Atlanta
This is day 27 of 30-day blog challenge. Read day 26: “I used to rant like fruit gone rotten”
Once upon a time, I thought Maynard and Tori would have been happy together.
I live north of Atlanta, but a few artists I love are touring. I saw something on Facebook where a fan proposed to his girlfriend at a concert, and, as my own five-year anniversary is around the corner, I thought I post a…
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I used to rant like fruit gone rotten
This is day 26 of 30-day blog challenge. Read day 26: “Where does creativity come from”
Many people don’t know I published a book of poetry. Fewer care, I’m sure. But, because I have way too much to do to write a blog tonight, I’ll share. The best reason to consider buying a copy of “Beyond the Eyes” is my sister’s work. Cyan Jenkins is a freelance illustrator, and this book was created as her…
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Learn these 3 things free online to boost your business website
This is day 23 of 30-day blog challenge. Read day 22: “Are you a morning person or a night person?”
Everyone wants and needs an online presence in business, and no one has more than the 24 hours in a day, but here are some things I learned early that really helped me build my business. All three of these things are things I continue to study because as with most education, first you learn it,…
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Are you a morning person or a night person?
This is day 22 of 30-day blog challenge. Read day 21: “Why I love HootSuite”
I’ve been thinking more and more that I’m a morning person, but I’m by no means a cheerful person in the morning. In fact, I’ve asked my husband not to speak to me in the mornings before I’ve had coffee. I just feel like when I get up early enough to wake up slowly, exercise and breathe fresh air, I feel better. I…
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What I love about HootSuite for social media management
This is day 21 of 20-day blog challenge. Read day 20: “Will home-schooling breed hermits?”
I had heard about HootSuite a long while before I got a chance to really dig into it. I knew HootSuite was a leader in social media, and I watched as people like John Petruccipublished posts and tweets via HootSuite. I finally gained access not only to the Pro level of HootSuite’s social media dashboard…
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Will home-schooling breed hermits?
This is day 20 of my 30-day blog challenge. Read day 19: “5 pet peeves of poor web design”
I’m going to categorize this blog “as the laundry rolls” and put it with my parenting tips and musings (from ground zero). I say “thoughts from ground zero” because I am a mom of a 3-year-old girl and a 1-year-old boy, so I’m nowhere near qualified as any kind of expert. And today I want to ramble…
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5 Pet peeves of poor web design - don't lose leads by annoying visitors to your website
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