YOUNG & FREE by Corinne

Youthful perspective, reflection, and voice from the Delta

Treat Your Neighbor As Yourself, or Treat Your White Neighbor As Yourself

By CORINNE VANCE →VIDEO INCLUDED← And one of the scribes came and heard them arguing, and recognizing that He had answered them well, asked Him, "What commandment is the foremost of...
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What Will You Do In and Around Clarksdale? Posted 6-8-11

What Will You Do?   Posted 6-8-11 and edited 6-15-11 →PHOTOS INCLUDED← [caption id="attachment_1702" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Jeffrey Collins from NOLA and Delta Bohemian Gordon Yamamoto from Kensington, CA enjoying themselves...
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The Little Things

YOUNG & FREE: The Little Things By CORINNE VANCE What did you get for Christmas when you were 5 years old? What did your grandparents give you on your twelfth...
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What Matters Most?

YOUNG & FREE:   What Matters Most? By CORINNE VANCE   How can something so simple bring me such joy? As I write down just one of the many thoughts...
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I am at Peace

YOUNG & FREE: Peace By Corinne Vance The sweet taste of pineapple and rum kisses my lips Wind from the waves sends chills down my back I dig my toes...
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Planted Feet

By CORINNE VANCEHave you ever been comfortable? Content with where your life is just to have the carpet ripped from beneath your so called “planted” feet and found yourself lying...
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Mirror Image

By CORINNE VANCEWhy do we do the things we do? Why do we say the things we say? Why do we feel the way we feel? Are these feelings even...
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There’s NO place like THIS place

By Corinne Vance Young & Free There is no doubt the Mississippi Delta is a lot different than somewhere like the Big Apple or the beaches of California. The Delta...
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“Gahh! That sucks!”

(Clarksdale, Mississippi) By CORINNE VANCE In life there are speed bumps, no matter how hard you try to avoid them. Similar to any highway, a lifetime has its share of...
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Push the Limits, Break the Rules and Tear Apart the Seams

(Clarksdale, Mississippi) By CORINNE VANCE If your life were a book, would it be short or packed and overflowing with memories from the past? Would it be funny and full...
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Fight or Flight: Love Ain’t Easy

By Corinne Vance (Clarksdale, Mississippi) Do you run like Hell or fight for what you want? Where do you draw the line? At what point are your wants overruled by...
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