Cannot Out Run A Bunch Of Bees
"Mi was born inna Jamaica, dat is Kingston Jamaica yuh see. Mi did live inna one place call Washington Garden’s near Duheny park yuh see, lawd mi did love deh yuh see mi use to have some good times as pickney. Mi is a big woman now, and mi still have family live there. Lawd […]
Many Rivers to Cross – Pt 1
This story of a young, single parent, Jamaican man; caught in the corporate world of the Caribbean with a young son to raise while developing his profile as a hardnosed masculine guy who’s overwhelming success is soiled by the title “unmarried” or so he believes. A burden that he carries even as his rugged sexual […]
Many Rivers to Cross Part 2
The story of a young single parent, Jamaican man; caught in the corporate Caribbean world. The rigid masculine bachelor faces challenges that may tear his successful career into pieces. He has so much to offer a young woman but wrestles with striking the balance between being a great role model to his son and yet […]
Anancy and The Cricket Match
Once upon a time, Brother Anancy had a plan to go to the cricket match in town, which was far away. He did not have enough money so he came up with a plan. He went to see Brother Snake and Brother Rabbit, who also wanted to see the cricket match but did not have […]
Give God Thanks- Miss Peep Beep
As a contributor to this web site, I do not classify myself as being a writer. However, for about three months now I have been having "Dry Spells", but an incident occurred in my family the other day where I had to respond to a member in writing and I was motivated to use a […]
Country Gal – FIGHT, FIGHT
When me did lickle a country, yuh know, me use to love watch fight, man. Me was always front seat spectator from di time me hear a pickney bawl out: “Touch a button.” or me hear: “Hot pitata, hot pitata.” An when lick start fly, a me dat a cheer like me dey a Stadium. […]
The Joys And Sorrows Of Life
Life on the beachfront has it’s periods of joy and sorrows. On most days, the sea waters on our mile long stretch of white sand beach is usually rough and sometimes filled with strong currents. Therefore it has always been a great pleasure for myself and the other residents of our small community to enjoy […]
The Joys And Sorrows Of Life – Part II
After the tragedy of losing a member of the community to the sea, the beach usually becomes empty for the periods of mourning and sometimes beyond. However as persons begin to adjust to the loss; our life style eventually readjusts to it’s normal pattern. Soon, persons would be seen on the beach again as we […]
The Mahogany Tree
Under the big gray mahogany tree, I would rest my head in her lap. It was a ritual for me; to have my ears cleaned with a fowl feather, preferable the feather from a pullet. Grandma would strip the feather leaving only some on the tip. She would base it with her spit and gently […]
Grab Yu Lass An Come
A swarm of bees and wasps pollinate the guinep tree in the middle of the yard where Tarta is seated on the ground with his back leaned against it’s trunk, sharpening a cutlass. The unlit small portion of a spliff hangs from his lower lip at the left corner of his mouth as he glides […]