Going home means going to a place where everything seems to standstill. Everything except death. He is always on the move. You show up, and everything is as it was, but some people are no more. Even when you don't show up, the news that so-and-so has died is[...]
I can confidently say that I have developed a much greater appreciation for the outdoors! And it's no wonder after the events of 2020. Which is why this spring, I am ready to go. Goodbye, safe, temperature-regulated apartment, and hello to refreshing and unpred[...]
I like to write right before bed. In those moments I used to spend in an anxiety-induced state brought on by the thinking up of some fake scenarios or going over mistakes of the past as though I could change them by sheer force of will - trust me, if it could be d[...]
Before the idea of being vegan or plant-based was even a concept I thought of, as a thing that could fit into my life, I started watching "Pick Up Limes." There I fell in love with the overall aesthetic and beauty of food and cooking. There were all these colorful[...]
I've never really noticed the seasons before. Being at home gives me time to actually notice slow changes. Like how it gets dark at 6pm instead of 5pm beginning in mid January. It's not like I don't notice it's winter or summer or spring, it's just that I now see[...]
I was once told by a friend from Barbados, who had lived in Dominica for a short while of course, that Dominicans like to eat bread, and at almost every meal. It seemed an odd statement because one never notices how weird a behavior is unless it's pointed out or f[...]