Feb 5, 2023
In today’s blogpost I want to share some fascinating historical information that I came across recently regarding resistance to European hegemony in the English speaking Caribbean. More specifically, I would like to shine a light on a list (adapted slightly),...
Jan 9, 2023
Sorry for the delay in sharing the second part of my recent visit to the island of St. Vincent. As I mentioned in my previous blogpost, I was barely on the ground for twenty-four hours. So it was a whirlwind trip filled with many emotional and spiritual highlights....
Nov 4, 2022
This week I would like to give you another behind the scenes sneak peek into my upcoming historical fiction novel, Children of the Ocean God. This time I would like to focus on the Carib (i.e., Kalinago) language, which was spoken by my ancestors, the Black Caribs....
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...
Oct 19, 2022
In today’s blogpost I would like to share another installment on the culture, customs and practices of the Black Caribs (aka Garifuna), who are the focus of my upcoming historical fiction novel, Children of the Ocean God. This time I want to shine a spotlight on...