Poetry, short stories, essays and journal writings are all part of The Initiative. For example, in an article featuring twelve Women of Aroostook , readers can subscribe to a special calendar created especially to honor the life work of these select women. Gerilyn Bosse publishes a travel diary in The Initiative titled, A Franco-American Woman Down Under , a chronicle of her visit to New Zealand. Actually, just reading the titles posted in The Initiative s table of contents is as entertaining as the writing. Each entry begs to be electronically opened because every story is guaranteed to provide some nostalgic feeling for the culture.
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The Franco-American culture generally subdues extraordinary pride in almost everything, especially if it brings personal praise. In The Initiative, Franco-American women are invited to write about their lives in a personal and artistic manner. Women finally have a safe place to converse openly about their feelings and special experiences. In addition to publishing Franco-American women writings, The Initiative also posts a site for multicultural writing. The entire web page project is a recommended site in Netscape reviews.