Tag Archives: immigration
FMM 10 9 2026 A thing with Feathers
“Where there is no vision, there is no hope.” ~ George Washington Carver. Ever since I was young, I have had a tendency to ‘overthink’ things. Before any upcoming event, or before going to a new place, my mind will begin to imagine the event, more than anticipation, it is almost a way to plan […]
FMM 5 2 2025 ‘A it mek!’
“Isn’t it amazing that we are all made in God’s image, and yet there is so much diversity among his people?” ~ Desmond Tutu. One of the great defining features of my life was the fact that my family moved from a city in the UK to the heart of rural Jamaica when I was […]
FMM 01 04 13 Torn between two lovers
When my father plucked his entire family from Manchester, England and transferred us to the center of the island of Jamaica, he had no idea he was creating a lifelong dilemma for me. I am frequently pulled between two shores: the beautiful exotic island I grew up in and the severe, mysterious mountains of North […]
