The Bordentown Porch Fest is This Saturday, May 2, 2026

There is much to fret about. The streets of Bordentown City will be bustling with fascinating live music to see and to hear as musicians gather on various porches around town sharing their unique talents with all the different people crowding the pavement, interested in indulging.

I gazed lovingly at a few of the acts in previous years and I can still yap about that monumental day excitedly as if the visually engaging live music performances happened in the beauty of yesterday’s sunset.

And here we are approaching the Bordentown Porchfest happening this weekend on Saturday, May 2^nd, 2026 and once again, scores of creatively charged musicians will gather on various porches around town, doing what they love to do most, which is music.

It brings a smirk to my face to say that I will also be performing at Bordentown’s Porchfest this year sharing a collection of both cover tunes and original songs. Meet me at 4 East union Street in Bordentown City, NJ at 2PM.

I am so looking forward to the vibrant day unfolding and hope to experience your joyful energy in the midst of it all. See you there!

But until then, check out a video taken from last year's Bordentown Porchfest here: https://youtube.com/shorts/_1DIip4HGIk?si=3o0WZ7MW9jqGH5wn

Bad Bunny Inspires a Multitude of People With His 2026 Superbowl Halftime Show

Bad Bunny was a welcomed change to the Superbowl Halftime Show this year.

Everybody deserves to be celebrated. Every culture should be respected. Every person should be able to have dignity.

Bad Bunny’s musical performance was fantastically good.

Don’t judge the moment by the lack of understanding of his language or the cultural symbolisms that he shared. There are millions of people living in the United States and so many different languages that are spoken in this huge melting pot. Don’t let his lack of English speaking be the reason you run into issues with what he had to give on one of the world’s biggest stages. If understanding did not dawn on your face as he represented the beauty of diversity, you are missing the bigger picture. If you are focusing on the truth, every moment of the performance was great.

In my opinion, the cultural references were on point. There were men working out in the fields. There was someone selling Fresco on the side. Pure coconut drinks were being sold by the street vendors. There were people playing dominoes. There were masons with their bricks building. I love that Cardi B was there with him in support and that he brought out Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin.

Bad Bunny’s Superbowl Halftime Show was everything you could want in peeling back the stigmas. What he had to give was beautifully influential. There is a gorgeous aspect to being different. Everybody does not have to be exactly the same to be effective. There was nothing mechanical about his performance; he was himself and the message that cascaded from the entire 12 minutes was that cultural heritage matters.

He electrified the atmosphere despite the odds that were thrown at him from a world not ready to totally accept him, and he did it well. I was draped across the couch watching the game and had to get up to dance when the musical halftime show started because the rhythms were fire. He showed the world what he was made of and I enjoyed every moment of it; especially when he gave a shoutout to all the Latinos and mentioned Ayiti. Yes, I am Latinx. I love it. 

I think people will be reminiscing about his halftime show for years to come. The entire performance was a symbol of hope for all.

 

A Writer Writing

A new month is upon us, and the truth about it is that we have been blessed to see another month. We are well into 2026. Thank God for the January that he brought us through. We survived the frigid temperatures and the days that came to greet us with open arms. 

I am on a new reading challenge that I joined, where I committed to read 100 books this year. I read four this month already and am on my fifth one, ironically, which is a book of inspiration for writers entitled "1000 Words: A Writer's Guide To Staying Creative, Focused, And Productive All Year Round," by Jami Attenberg. 

This book encourages writers to write 1000 words every day, and one of the things I put to paper was an acrostic poem for the February that is about to embrace us:

Frozen days that have not changed since December

Every day seems colder now than I could ever remember

 

But hope stands tall when the new month comes to play

Ready or not, February swings into bat and comes in to stay

 

Under the frigid temperatures that linger in the air is what we ride

A handful of salt we scatter all around us to not slip and to not slide

 

Running to love because God up above saw it fit to keep us and to bless us

Yes to living life as if it were golden and we leave our lives in his hands and trust

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I don't know about you but, I am grateful to have been kept and am beyond grateful for God's grace that got me through January in its entirety 

https://youtube.com/shorts/EfcQ7xedv60?si=TK0CkK5Xqx3Cel0H

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If you liked that poem and are interested in checking out some of my other poetic pieces, please support my creative endeavors by investing in one of my poetry books:

Pulchritudinous: The Poetry Collection

https://a.co/d/6bRnrY3

And Then There Was the Music

https://a.co/d/iiPTpq2

Songs For My Mother

https://a.co/d/40AE8Wo

Songs for My Father

https://a.co/d/fAciQp0

Happy 2026

 It is 2026. 

As the new year approached, I was dancing gently in the cold breeze with my black and metallic gold dress on fluttering in the wind, as the ball dropped and everyone screamed “Happy New Year.” The energy that was radiated at that moment was calm and serene. I snapped some pictures, recorded some videos, and made memories that will last for a lifetime. It became abundantly clear that 2025 was no longer a thing and that the new set of 365 days was upon us.  

A whole new avenue of possibilities is here. I know the new year just started but I am looking forward to seeing how it opens up like a flower in blossom. I’m sparkling with excitement for new music and writing projects. I won’t get all sapped and sentimental about it yet but, I look forward to letting it shine like a beacon of hope when these projects are ready.

What I will say is that I have plunged into writing wholeheartedly lately. I have always been a poet and I write songs but lately, I have put more of my efforts and time into weaving in stories that are significant to my cultural heritage from threads of mine and my family’s memories and stories. This year I am going all in.

As for now, here are some of my writing projects that were previously published in 2025:

 

Winter Jass: Jass Magazine

Features various articles, stories, poetry and a comic strip entitled Jass by Stephanie Jeannot

https://a.co/d/31P8rJd

 

Storming the Page: Soul Aerobics

A book of writing prompts to ignite the writer in you to put more words down on paper by Stephanie Jeannot

https://a.co/d/2LlVjN9

 

Sunsets 2026: 2026 Calendar and Plan Book

A calendar book with calendar, writing lines for memo writing, birthdays, important phone numbers, and photographic images of various sunsets captured by Stephanie Jeannot

https://a.co/d/iy0APo2

 

Jazz Toons: Lena Horne

A comic book about the life of Lena Horne. Sketches and story line are by Stephanie Jeannot

https://a.co/d/4YHn07N

 

If you are interested, please click on the link and support my writing endeavors.

Thank you for your time. Look forward to communing with you in this 2026 year.

Peace and blessings!

Stephanie Jeannot

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