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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…
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Taking Time To Set Intentions (Again)
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe heady elation of the New Year and new beginnings has subsided and I now feel unsettled. The first week of 2016 was just fantastic. I was home, I took time…
