So different and so new…. It’s not different, nor is it new. Things stop becoming new quickly. We sound like imitations of ourselves. Our words aren’t new. The things we say to each other aren’t new; we’ve said them before to each other; we’ve said them to different people. We forgot we did. Then, it hits us; it’s déjà vu, […]
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“Just Like a Woman”: Let’s Support Each Other
November 11, 2012 
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Dear Friends, It’s incredible how much is happening with a few of my girls around the globe. They’re so incredible that I wanted to share two stories with you all. Maybe you’re out there doing your thing too, or looking to start something, or looking for some fantastic woman to be motivated by, so let me […]
Read moreOn Water and Belonging
January 31, 2012 14 Comments
All water has perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was. – Toni Morrison 1) When driving from Kingston to Montego Bay, for a long stretch there’s nothing but fields, hills and trees. Green, green, green everywhere. Then, there are towns: churches, bars, people, and stray dogs running or limping across the […]
Read moreJamaica: Not Just Sun, Sand, Sea
October 22, 2011 2 Comments
Two days, I spoke to my mother on Skype, and after hearing about her trip to The Blue Mountains, I begged her to write it down and send it to me. My mother’s voice is soothing and warm like ovaltine, but her words are richer. Please see her trip in detail, in her own words. Jamaica: Not Just […]
Read moreLetter from Kingston: The Hibiscus
July 27, 2011 8 Comments
Did you know that a hibiscus folds into itself at night? All of its radiant peach and red and gold wrapped around itself until the morning sun swoops in. I realized this morning at 1am, when I looked at the hibiscuses flanking my mother’s front door, that in New Jersey I was a closed hibiscus, and […]
Read moreLetter from Kingston: Home is Jamaica
July 18, 2011 5 Comments
There are simple questions in life: What’s your name? How old are you? Where do you live? Where are you from? However for me, these questions aren’t as simple as they appear at first glance, and I often find myself answering with hesitance. Scene 1 Person 1: How old are you? Me: You’re only as old […]
Read morePacking for Paris
June 23, 2011 10 Comments
Photo from Daily Photo in Paris Packing for Paris • Via THE BASICS Magazine Packing for Paris Some people pride themselves on their kindness to strangers, their strong work ethic, their informed political stances, their toned physiques; I pride myself on my minimalism. Let me correct that, I used to pride myself on how few […]
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