Jun 13, 2024
Finally, after four and a half years of researching, (re)writing, editing, and formatting I have finally published my debut historical fiction novel – Children of the Ocean God. Starting from June 1st 2024, the book is available in e-book and paperback formats...
Apr 30, 2023
I sit to write this post with trepidation in my heart. The angst that I feel welling up within my veins is only eclipsed by the unrepetant anger, in fact outrage, that I feel towards the forces in this world that have historically and contemporarily conspired to deny...
Oct 23, 2022
This week’s post is a little bit different from some of my past blogs. Today I want to share more about the historically important sites on the island of St. Vincent, which are significant to the Second Carib War. As you may know this conflict is the subject of...
Dec 30, 2021
Today’s blog post is about the most pivotal military engagement during the Second Carib War – the battle that took place on Dorsetshire Hill on March 14th, 1795. This single event was the emotional climax of the war (and of Children of the Ocean God) since...
Sep 5, 2021
In a recent blogpost about authenticity in writing historical fiction I mentioned that I would elaborate more about how the Garifuna language has evolved since the 1790s. It has indeed been quite a dramatic transformation which has its roots in the tragic deportation...
Kiran Dellimore