Tag Archives: stories
FMM 2 20 2026 We are the River
“Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.” ~ George Bernard Shaw. I am told that when I was quite young, before we relocated from the UK to Jamaica, I would stand in front of the (black and white) TV (or the ‘telly’ as we called it then) […]
FMM 5 9 25 ‘Follow me Part-way’
“We are all just walking each other home” ~ Ram Dass. I have had some interesting conversations while walking with different people during my life. For a start I grew up walking. Not like in the US where it seems you drive everywhere, at least here in South Florida, especially in the hot, humid, summertime. […]
FMM 1 10 2025 Stardust and Stories
“All autobiography is storytelling; All writing is autobiography.” ~ J. M. Coetzee. I have spent the year so far in what I like to call ‘the land of my rebirth’. Having been born in the UK and moved to Jamaica at age almost 8, I came of age here. It is a place both beautiful […]
FMM 8 19 2022 Wild in the Country
“Good writing is like a windowpane.” ~ George Orwell. I must confess, when I was young I had a crush on Elvis. Pinned with a thumbtack next to my bed was a postcard with his headshot in black and white. This was before those four guys with the insect name (Earwig? Beetle?) started twisting and […]
FMM 7 2 2021 Sing me a Song!
“Music is the divine way to tell beautiful, poetic things to the heart.” ~ Pablo Casals. I moved away from home at the age of eighteen. After finishing high school in Jamaica, I returned to the land of my birth to see if I could reconnect. I knew that I could happily live in Jamaica […]
FMM 5 3 19 Link me!
“The idea of shared humanity and the connections that we make with one another – that’s what, in fact, makes life worth living.” ~ Clint Smith. One of the beauties of being a nurse is that you are legitimately able to ask people intimate details about their life, with impunity. For a story teller, this […]
FMM 4 13 18 What about the Half?
“Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds!” ~ Marcus Garvey. My father loved to tell stories. Whether from pulpit or stage, in front of a crowd or a small group, his melodious voice would weave a tale that never failed to entertain, amuse or teach. Those of us who lived […]
FMM 1 20 17 Sense of Adventure
“The greatest challenge of the day is: how to bring about a revolution of the heart, a revolution which has to start with each one of us?”~Dorothy Day. I once got lost in the fog. England used to be famous for its fog – ‘pea-soupers’ they used to call them. Fog so thick you could […]
FMM 7 24 15 Shadow Boxing
“Thinking will not overcome fear but action will.” ~ W. Clement Stone. Metaphors and allegories. My father used some phrases that I grew up hearing, and often not understanding. “You have to box dicey” he would say. From the context I eventually realized it meant to be careful, watch your step. I don’t think he was […]
FMM 11 7 14 Tell Me a Story!
“The telling and hearing of stories is a bonding ritual that breaks through illusions of separateness and activates a deep sense of our collective interdependence.” ~ Annette Simmons I read a lot of books when I was growing up. Summer vacations in rural Jamaica tend to be long and without much in the way of entertainment. […]
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