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Book review: My Disorganised Life by Nina Whyle
Reading Time: 2 minutesI truly enjoyed this book. This is fun chick lit story with Eve Poots obsessive list maker, trying to take control and live life to the fullest after rough and publicly…
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Pondering Election Promises (Jamaica Votes 2016)
Reading Time: 4 minutesGeneral elections are five days away, I have been pouring over the political manifestos and election promises and I am still not certain who I should support. The primary promises are…
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Review of Pepperpot: Best New Stories From the Caribbean
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis short story collection was exactly what I have been craving. I needed to read and connect with Caribbean narratives. The vivid images of the islands represented and the music of the…
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Unsettled by the Way Things Are
Reading Time: 3 minutesDisclaimer: This week is a commentary (mini rant) on the current socio-political and economic state of Jamaica. Non-Jamaicans may not care or understand and that’s OK. But I need to say…
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Happy Endings
Reading Time: 2 minutesWednesday marked a three-year work anniversary and I struggled all day not to cry because I am so frustrated. I am at the end; I can no longer see the…
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Naming the Things I No Longer Believe In
Reading Time: 5 minutesAll of last week I was home sick, I had a nasty cold and severe joint pains. But I have to write. Last week, my Jamaica Vignettes subscriber Ruthibelle recommended…
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Hunger Pains and Growing Pains
Reading Time: 2 minutesLast Thursday was payday and I was so hungry all day that it hurt. Payday. For years and years and years, payday meant an automatic splurge. Splurge might be an…
