In the last years of my marriage I thought about leaving my spouse constantly and in a wistful sort of way. My departure from my marriage was an event that lay loftily in the distance. There was always a litany of very valid excuses. When the kids get older. 10…

Being a Writer in The Bahamas can be lonely. I have always loved creative writing. It was hands down my favorite class in school. More often than not you could find me huddled under a Poinciana tree seeking shade so I could write in-between classes. At home I would often…

Spoiler alert* Yes, people are actually from The Bahamas! Yes I know it sounds far fetched but honestly the amount of people who have looked at me, awestricken when I have told them that I am from the Bahamas would surprise you. Typically this news elicits numerous random and sometimes…

Once upon a timeline, there was an enchantress of words who wandered through the social media wilderness of 2022. Virtually friendless and alone, she traversed through the boroughs of the digital world. She was wild and untamed yet forgotten and unseen in this foreign land. The ways of the digital…

To remember our ancestors is to discover ourselves. The small gold necklace that adorned her neck was her grandmothers. Karin had worn it since she was a child. Her grandmother had whispered words of protection as she enclosed the charm around her granddaughters’ delicate collarbones. The trinket was etched with…

I love gardening it relaxes me. The minute my feet hit the soil I am home. Any lingering stressors from the chaos of my day immediately start to melt away. I walk into my garden, caress the leaves and search for new buds. Pull up weeds and make room for…

Peri what? I turn 39 this month. I know that this is not a milestone birthday however given the recent changes to my body, I feel like a conversation needs to be had. So I am writing this letter to my body. Dear Body, I have noticed that you are not your…

(skar TIH-shoo) Fibrous tissue that forms when normal tissue is destroyed by disease, injury, or surgery. For example, scar tissue forms when a wound heals after a cut, sore, burn, or other skin condition, or when an incision (cut) is made into the skin during surgery. I give up. Hands…