http://callingamerica.co.uk Stories By Real People From Real Places Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:51:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en CallingAmericahttp://feedburner.google.com This post was written by John Fortescue of Northampton, England. I am an Englishman, who has only recently visited America. I am getting rather sick of how America and Americans are portrayed in my country. And I would like to tell a few positive stories to show why I am pro ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CallingAmerica/~3/ShtcfdEEdms/ http://callingamerica.co.uk/why-i-love-america/ This post comes to us from Lelia Katherine Thomas, an Australia-based artist. You can see samples of her work and read her blog at http://www.leliathomas.com I have always firmly believed in the American Dream, that stark individuality that got the country off on the right foot. I am politically Libertarian, so ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CallingAmerica/~3/KRkBk8k3-6E/ http://callingamerica.co.uk/patriotic-to-an-ideal-not-a-country/ To all visitors and readers of Calling America: keep sending us your stories! It's a real privilege to read your entries and since the Christmas break is now in full swing, it means more free time to sit down, gaze into your past and pull out a tale. Why not ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CallingAmerica/~3/UmOGozWnjdU/ http://callingamerica.co.uk/fascinated-by-place-names/ First of all, Alan and I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who took time out to vote for us at the 2007Weblog Awards. The whole thing came as a total surprise and we are truly humbled by your support. We received a total of 242 ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CallingAmerica/~3/fhmheFFI-Vw/ http://callingamerica.co.uk/weblog-awards-aftermath/ This latest story comes to us in poetic form from Robert Bruce, an American Poet living in Portland, Oregon. He wrote this poem partly at home and partly at the Detention Bar - one of several drinking places inside the renovated elementary school McMenamin's Kennedy School in NE Portland. For ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CallingAmerica/~3/Ac6gIWhelOE/ http://callingamerica.co.uk/the-detention-bar/ It is often from within a state of confinement that the most fruitful ideas emerge, and in this case the confinement of campus life in a small Minnesota town was the ingredient that led to the creation of Tom Bog TV. This story comes to us from photographer, Joe Lencioni. ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CallingAmerica/~3/zFWpb588Ns4/ http://callingamerica.co.uk/tom-bog-tv-a-walk-around-quiz-show/ This story about a 'homecoming' in New Jersey comes to us from award winning essayist Joel Schwartzberg. The article was previously published in the New York Times Magazine (August 12 2007) and is republished here with the author's consent. Joel writes a blog for NJVoices and is also currently a ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CallingAmerica/~3/j6wPaBC_72E/ http://callingamerica.co.uk/the-37-year-old-version/ After a lull in submissions, we've received this wonderfully intimate short piece from Jeff Ahlstad, Erie, Pennsylvania, remembering tales told by his father. Please keep the submissions coming folks, this is great! That's my dad supporting Marvin Kennedy in the gymnastic group photo, Sam was his name. God bless his ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CallingAmerica/~3/QiIP9ABcORE/ http://callingamerica.co.uk/untitled-from-jeff-ahlstad/ The nomination We are proud and honored to have been nominated as a finalist in the 'Best New Blog' category of the 2007 Weblog Awards. Please take a minute of your time to vote for us! We want to say a big thank you to all of you who have read ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CallingAmerica/~3/GOqtwV8OuWY/ http://callingamerica.co.uk/calling-america-nominated-as-finalist-in-2007weblog-awards/ This story about roots in Las Vegas comes from Nadine Ruggles currently based in Germany. You can read more of Nadine's writing on here blog here. I was born and raised in Las Vegas, a fact which continues to astound people that I meet. I remember being at a beauty shop ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CallingAmerica/~3/EDhqYU88H1c/ http://callingamerica.co.uk/at-home-in-las-vegas/