Missy Wilkinson

I'm special sections editor at The Gambit, an alternative newsweekly. I've written for Conde Nast's BRIDES, xoJane.com, 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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- Editing Gambit's bridal section. Visions sneaked into venues listings (between Vincent's & W hotel), touting bachelor parties #keepitclassy
  
  May 22, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- @HJudeBoudreaux Awesome, thank you, that is so good to hear! Glad you enjoyed it.
  
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- @JPLSU1 Thanks for the kudos! Yes, I was terrified! I DID inhale the pizza. Was tentative about the beer. But now, PIZZA & BEER FOREVER!
  
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- @Oh_Ashe You don't know how happy (yes, happy!) I am to hear you say that. Makes me feel like i did the right thing by writing the piece.
  
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- @DixieLustBlog Thank you! I really appreciate the support. It helps mitigate the lingering sense of guilt.
  
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- @christylorio @xojanedotcom THANK YOU! Thomas' piece for Propaganda was part of my impetus for writing it. Also tired of keeping the secret.
  
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- @connerrrr @JoshuaPlethora Thanks! This is why I disappeared from muffin-related activity for a few years in the aughts. Just fyi!
  
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- @JoshuaPlethora thanks for retweeting my story. Do you like how I reference the Ambien orgies?
  
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- @lynndrury Thank you so much! I appreciate it! Very scary to write it and put it out there on the internet. But ppl are being so supportive!
  
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- @violetta_b Thanks! I am glad, too. Didn't really realize how weird it all was until I wrote it down and now it's like, whoa.
  
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- Y'ALL I WROTE THIS & @xoJanedotcom PUBLISHED IT. So proud& nervous: It Happened To Me: I Spent My Twenties In A Cult http://t.co/Picgm8WQJ7
  
  May 20, 13 from Tweet Button Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- @lindsaykweiss It changes my whole concept of pancakes! Usually a pancake azz is a bad thing! But BIG AZZ PANCAKE sounds round, plump, tasty
  
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- Next weekend I will brunch at melba's on Elysian fields. This (and the daiquiris) is why: http://t.co/mq4bjR02F9
  
  May 20, 13 from Twitter for Android Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- 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.
  
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- "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.
  
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