Missy Wilkinson

I'm special sections editor at The Gambit, an alternative newsweekly. I've written for Conde Nast's BRIDES, Fodor's travel guides, Jackson Free Press and The Advocate. Born and raised in Baton Rouge, I now live 80 miles downriver in New Orleans' 9th Ward.

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- Here's the latest CUE: http://t.co/Gs9kcGpCQ6 It's TEARING UP the Gambit's top 10 most read list! woo. http://t.co/sJX5nFqYJM
  
  May 15, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- RT @iheartnolacom: Photo: Congrats to @norawhal for gracing the cover of Gambit’s Cue. http://t.co/RHgw1wCVfy
  
  May 15, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- @MarkMayhew You're not the only skeptic. His next sentence is "And that is not an impossible dream." It can happen if enough ppl want it.
  
  May 14, 13 from web in reply to MarkMayhew Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- "The United States as a nation, and many foreign countries as well, need New Orleans to be a city that works." http://t.co/MwzDZ0vtmL
  
  May 14, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Look for a profile of @RoyalTeethMusic 's Nora Patterson in CUE next week-- here are outtakes + a music download: http://t.co/N5kYS5Ay1c
  
  May 10, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Next week's CUE features something rare: a GUY'S name on the masthead! Thanks, @JeffreyRoedel for the great @RoyalTeethMusic feature!
  
  May 09, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- @Oh_Ashe It really does! The drama factor was SO high a year ago and it has ONLY ESCALATED, which I would not have thought possible.
  
  May 08, 13 from web in reply to Oh_Ashe Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- @Oh_Ashe Heck no! The only thing more compelling than this newspaper war is a hypothetical battle between carrier pigeons & the Pony Express
  
  May 08, 13 from web in reply to Oh_Ashe Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- @dkevra Hah, I heard that!
  
  May 08, 13 from web in reply to dkevra Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- @dkevra Yes! I'm on the edge of my seat!!! Which is even better because my seat isn't at the newsroom of The Advocate or the Times-Picayune.
  
  May 08, 13 from web in reply to dkevra Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- MAN, I love a good old-fashioned newspaper war: http://t.co/xyNAJfUVlk
  
  May 08, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- @KailynDavillier I envy drawing skills. Artists look awesome when they sketch. Whereas writers just look hunched & pasty w/their laptops.
  
  May 07, 13 from web in reply to KailynDavillier Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- @AccidentalCajun @MeganDoesNOLA Probably a wise idea.
  
  May 06, 13 from web in reply to AccidentalCajun Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- @AccidentalCajun @MeganDoesNOLA Nice meeting u! Didn't know we were at a Twitter meetup! Thought we were just watching a pinata get smashed
  
  May 06, 13 from web in reply to AccidentalCajun Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Wrote a GMO story. In short: we don't know their longterm effects, and we're definitely eating them all the time: http://t.co/ENkggHxjzA
  
  May 06, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- @birdonthestreet Hi! I kind of feel like I already you. Surprising how much you can learn about people from their tweets.
  
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- @juleytl @sunsettyaura Ooh, she looks like she would be a fun addition!
  
  May 03, 13 from web in reply to juleytl Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Gambit is hiring a graphic designer. Someone come be my new work friend. https://t.co/3HSP4kLjdk
  
  May 03, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Planning an outfit for @OgdenMuseum 's Sippin' In Seersucker? Check this story out for inspiration: http://t.co/tDvhAwWCO1 @visionsandverbs
  
  May 03, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- @Marc_Stew @Bravotv So glad to hear that! Thank you for the interview--and for the styling tips!
  
  Apr 26, 13 from web in reply to THEFASHIONDOC Reply, Retweet, Favorite