2023-07-13 20:24
Hello, Dear Reader. It is my sincere hope that 2023 has been treating you and yours well so far, and that the rest of the year brings you joy, prosperity and fulfilment. I have… Read More
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Commentary on contemporary social issues, particularly Human/LGBT Rights. Poems, monologues and other similarly reflective pieces are also prominent.
2022-12-23 22:42
I know that it has been a very long time since my last post; and for those of you who have been loyal readers over the years, I offer my deepest apologies. There have been numerous cha… Read More
2021-04-15 12:30
I have had time to heal,and it's not about whether or not you did or didn't deserve my love.I loved you,and that was, and is, my gift to myself:unfettered honesty about what it was that… Read More
2020-11-08 14:17
UNTITLEDLast night, I was filled with righteous anger,but nothing washes that away like a good night's sleep and a powerful surge of rain,its mighty cacophony beating, the drums of war… Read More
2020-07-06 18:58
I have made attempts to contact the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) regarding the concern that I have brought to your attention, after having not received any response to th… Read More
2020-03-03 19:40
Some time ago, in 2011 to be precise, I published an article regarding my experiences participating in the Population and Housing Census that was administered by the Statistical Institute of… Read More
2020-02-21 17:51
Loving oneself...the notion always seemed so simple...straightforward...sensible...... but it took my deleting photos of youthis morning...... photos you asked me to take...that you… Read More
2020-01-28 03:44
This is the first piece that I have written in a while. It was written this evening, and I am still processing some of the thoughts that inspired it.My heart is a mangled, broken… Read More
2019-12-25 15:45
Today is celebrated as Christmas Day, in many places around the world, including my home country of Jamaica. It is a day of deep significance for many of the Christian faith, as they c… Read More
2018-08-02 19:01
There are critical moments in life when we must face certain realities that can often be quite challenging to accept. During my recent reflections on my relationship with my late mothe… Read More
2018-02-26 02:28
I suddenly found myself once again contemplating something that has crossed my mind ever so often over the past few months: corporal punishment amongst Afro-Caribbean peoples and other… Read More
2016-12-07 11:00
As I watched this short documentary, I found my mind drifting back to scenes from high school; and as I listened to the mother's anguished questions as to why her son had not spoken of certa… Read More
2016-10-13 17:48
Recently, I have found myself increasingly cognizant of the fact that "social" media have become almost nothing more than channels for indulgent self-aggrandisement. Many of us ar… Read More
2016-08-05 01:03
What is power, but ephemeral, illusive,anything but absolute?‘Tis a tributary to seas of blood,broken backs and broken bones,a graveyard of promises made without honour,spanning conti… Read More
2016-07-06 20:03
Strong winds build large waves and storm surge in Ft. Lauderdale, FL during Hurricane Ernesto in late August 2006. (photo credit: Susan Caplan)There is a distinct chill in the air — fr… Read More
2015-12-24 20:43
Rejection does not surprise me,Indeed, it is expected;For 'twas my first knowing,My début into humanness and kind;My foray into a speciesthat so completely loathes itself,that it &hell…Read More
2015-11-15 16:11
H ere is my take on this whole "issue". There has been one perhaps unintended side effect of this social media ping pong game. As more and more voices join the uproarious cacophony of this… Read More
2015-10-13 14:00
White versus Black, Believer versus Other- and Non-Believer, heterosexual versus practically every other sexual expression or identity: these are the fields upon which contemporary culture w… Read More
2015-06-18 16:55
Colleton River Plantation Club, South CarolinaAt a few minutes to one o'clock this morning, I received an alert on my phone and, as usual,I checked to see what it was. What I saw pract… Read More
2014-07-18 15:00
What is it to have a broken heart?We know its pain, but not its pleasure.Think!With each person loved and lost,a piece of us resides:a slice of Heart, a teaspoonful of Soul,a bit of both, pe… Read More
2014-05-28 17:33
Upon Hearing of the Death of Dr. Maya AngelouI awakened,in that still morning hazeand with the familiar pounding of a few small drums in my head.The air is cool... crisp.The rains that began… Read More
2014-03-30 04:15
Michael Sam, Former Missouri Tigers Defensive End and 2014 NFL Draft Entrant First of all, I would like to wish you and yours a very Happy - and yes, I know - very Belated New Year! … Read More
2014-03-30 04:04
Love sways the moving cars oftrains; and runs the stony creek offorever. My heartflails in the hurricane of your symphony.Where do the trees go when theybend in the stormy wind?Paralle… Read More
2013-06-05 16:35
The United Kingdom has recently been enraptured by recent debates concerning the Marriage (same sex marriage) Bill currently before parliament. The comments which have emerged from the… Read More
2013-05-08 14:00
Standing at the bus stop, a thought suddenly occurred to me: we encounter, every single day, different people; people whose lives are unknown to us. We have no knowledge of their strug… Read More
2013-04-30 22:10
The name Jason Collins has been seriously making the rounds this week, as the 34 year old NBA player emerged from the proverbial closet. There have been mixed responses - an overwhelmi… Read More
2013-02-15 00:58
So many of us have had our hearts trampled, mangled, broken, and subjected to all sorts of torture. Navigating the wilderness of broken promises, ghosts of dreams and futures unrealise… Read More
2013-01-29 22:48
As the issues of Jamaican LGBT rights and identity remain under a microscope by not only Jamaicans, but also foreign interests, a relatively new initiative by the local LGBT rights lobby, Th… Read More
2013-01-21 15:10
Happy New Year to you! I wish for you and yours all the best that this year has to offer. It has been a little while, but you have been on my mind. Last year yielded some i… Read More
2012-12-11 19:37
I looked for you in the sweet caress of dawn,but you were breath and form made life unto a sea of shadows.The still beating waves of mercy crept over me,and the air stood still:the revealing… Read More
2012-12-10 19:18
This short docu-film by Blake Pruitt titled, "20MALEGAYNYC", is really quite interesting. In it, he interviews friends of his on what it means to be a gay, 20-something year old male i… Read More
2012-12-08 20:11
HuffPost Live recently did a very revealing debate segment, which brought this very important and current issue to the fore. The ostensible dissonance of LGBT identity and religion - p… Read More
2012-12-02 18:06
An Excerpt from the now realized Jamaican Patois Bible, New TestamentJamaican Patois is a dialect; no, it is a language... or is it? As far as I can tell, the powers that be are still… Read More
2012-12-01 22:27
I had meant to feature this wonderfully elegant criticism, which arose from the incident that took place at the University of Technology (UTECH) last month. This video speaks for itsel… Read More
2012-11-02 19:30
Last evening's blatant and indisputable attack on a male student of the University of Technology, allegedly due to anti-gay sentiment has been captured on video. The student, app… Read More
2012-10-02 18:25
11 Year Old Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover, Who Took His Own LifeAfter Enduring Relentless Anti-Gay Bullying.As I contemplate an upcoming meeting with my friend's mother - whom I will be meeting… Read More
2012-08-31 07:17
I remember you:a Siren's voice beckoning across the sea,luring this weary wanderer to treacherous snares;boyish, comely countenance,with rays of sunlight ever brightened,masking an ad… Read More
2012-08-14 15:28
I feel you still...in the breaths that once were ours,but now are mine.Your body, flown into the still night,leaves ghosts of love shared.In these empty rooms,you unsexed me, and I, you:legs… Read More
2012-08-05 03:13
A friend request from an old acquaintance of mine - one whom, at some point I may have even considered friend, perhaps - had me thinking about old hurts, betrayals, and other such things tha… Read More
2012-04-14 14:10
No voice...only silent reverie...Only tears that run sempiternal...Inwardly and outwardly,the river in spate never stops. &nb&hell…Read More
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