Category: Blog

Thank You to a Talented Sole Sister Graphic Artist

The very talented graphic artist @Kimloan Nguyen designed our flyers for the SHOE CONFESSIONAL Poetry Slam. She is so gracious that when I thanked her she wrote: “Can I just say, thank you so so much. I’m sorry I keep missing your calls, but when I listened to your message my heart grew a few […]

The Shoe Confessional Poetry Slam

Put on your books and kick…. Put on your heels and strut.  Join us at the Sole Sisters SHOE CONFESSIONAL Poetry Slam. Date: Sunday, June 29, 2014 Time: 7 pm Entry Fee: $5 WHO Female poets are  invited to the SOLE SISTERS poetry slam. The rules are simple: Every poem must be  1- 3 minutes […]

Shoe Confessional Poetry Slam a Home Run

Last night’ #ShoeConfessional Poetry Slam was amazing. The charismatic Michael Guinn brought an enthusiasm that made the whole evening fun. The poems were amazingly deep— women’s life stories from Iran to America told through their shoes. It was a packed house. The talented  Joan Rosenzweig won first place. More on the winners later.

Shoe Tales from Jail

We have been collecting female inmates stories about their lives told through their shoes. Working with a caring and creative art teacher, Sandra Lara, we have connected to many women’s soles. Stay tuned for pictures and glimpses into women’s lives who haven’t been very fortunate and have made dangerous decisions along life’s path… they want […]

Check out Plaid for Women Radio Interview

Yesterday, I missed my morning walk to be on #Sarah Zink’s PLAID FOR WOMEN radio show. Sarah is quite a dynamo. I can’t wait to hear her shoe story. She is all about empowering women. I love it. Check out the interview at blogtalkradio.com.

A Shoe Exchange Renews a “Sole”

Every woman at the Dallas County Jail is wearing county-issued croc shoes. Genipher was at the lowest point in her life. She had been on drugs, stolen, lost her kids, and her family wouldn’t visit her. Behind bars, she felt suicidal. She trudged around in her black croc shoes until she noticed another inmate had […]

SHOE CONFESSIONS at WingSpan Theatre

I have been lucky to workshop SHOE CONFESSIONS with Susan Sargeant’s WingSpan Theatre.  Susan’s vision is to produce plays for and about women.  On Friday, April 10th and Saturday, April 11th , there will be a reading of SHOE CONFESSIONS. at the Dallas Bath House. We invite audience opinions.  This is a work in progress. […]

Welcome to Sole Sisters

My name is Cynthia Salzman Mondell, and I am a documentary filmmaker who has made over 40 films.  Some have aired nationally on television, and some are shown in museums like the SIXTH FLOOR  Museum about the life, death and legacy of President John Kennedy.  Another is FUNNY WOMEN about women comedians like Gilda Radner, […]

Meet our Intern, Katherine

Hello, my name is Katherine Sloan, and this summer I have the privilege of interning with Media Projects, Inc. I will be primarily working on the Sole Sisters project and have begun blogging about my experience here. Already, I have learned a multitude of things, from the art of using Twitter as a social marketing […]

Meet our Intern, Andrea

Hello SOLE SISTERS fans! My name is Andrea Schpok, and I am delighted to intern with Media Projects Inc. this summer. It has been an exciting first few weeks here and I am amazed by the moving stories I have heard from the women we’ve met so far. I knew from my first day at […]