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Horatio Knows Nothing – Part Two
Read Time: 5 mins | Drama |Serial Fiction | Part Two He had made little to no headway in the teacher’s lounge, asking about the celebrity murderer in his classroom. Many of his colleagues had nothing to say about Charlene Ricketts, and simply shrugged or pretended to be in disbelief. Horatio decided his time would… Continue reading
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Horatio Knows Nothing – Part One
Read Time: 6 mins| Drama| Serial Fiction | Part 1 On his first day teaching ninth grade science at Roosevelt High, Mr. Horatio Jenkins made a rather distinct impression on his students. Teachers aren’t supposed to swear. But Horatio Jenkins, let fly an expletive laden sentence when he got into an intense argument with fifteen-year-old… Continue reading
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Caught you in a lie
This was the prompt shared by Michelle Navajas on her blog PoetrybyMich for Naporimo day 15…. Here’s our prompt for the day. Begin by reading June Jordan’s “Notes on the Peanut.” Now, think of a person real or imagined who has been held out to you as an example of how to be or live,… Continue reading
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If you didn’t want my opinion…
As I was writing this, I remembered a conversation my big brother had with my mother. He had been dating a young lady for a while and asked my mother what she thought of the two of them getting married. My mother, without missing a beat responded, “Oh dear lord, neither of you could help… Continue reading
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Hatred Unlearned
Last Saturday, I was driving past the synagogue on my way home from my morning run. There was an armed guard, helping the older residents of the neighborhood coming to worship cross the road. This armed guard was always a weird sight. There was the pleasant wave of familiar strangers, but the imagery still provoked… Continue reading
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Theatre of the mind
Sunday morning runs set the tone for the week. I went to bed last night all stressed out and woke up brimming with anxieties. I spend a lot of time talking to myself when running, especially on distance runs. I don’t have many friends willing to wake up at 3:30 in the morning… nor a… Continue reading
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Fiery Darts
This morning, my writing time was interrupted by a friend of mine who wanted to share a verse of encouragement with me. As I read her text message… Isaiah 41:10 — “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help… Continue reading
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Full Circle
I came home to Trinidad last Thursday. The old lady, was celebrating here 88th birthday. It was a familiar feeling being in the place that was my home for 16 years of my life, yet I couldn’t help feeling like I was a stranger. There was the familiar sound of her stealthy steps gliding down… Continue reading
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My Offensive Imagination
As writers, especially writers of fiction, we create this cloak of invisibility where we hide as we create worlds that are chaotic and wild; dangerous and deadly, or utopian and beyond the sphere of any possible existence. We dabble in a realm that mirrors reality but only truly exists in our head. Occasionally I will… Continue reading
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The Scales of Destiny
I can remember as a child a certain incident happening with a neighbor. I was about nine or ten years old. I will not go into the details, except to say that my mother stepped in, despite what I considered to be a very humiliating experience, and simply ate that slice of humble pie on… Continue reading
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