For Sale
Oldest sings (to the tune of Do You Want To Buy A Snowman Do you want to buy a sister? Just 20 cents will do! Sigh.
Slave to Fashion
So my youngest gets in the car after school and takes off MY shoes with a sigh. I look at her feet and the shoes have left an imprint on her feet. Me: Do the shoes hurt your feet? Youngest: Yes, but they look so GOOD! Clearly that sort of …
WORD! In New York this weekend
If you will be in New York this weekend, check out WORD! I will be speaking at 3 pm and I will have copies of books on hand. Hope to see you there.
Equal pay for equal work
When you work for yourself, especially if you are providing a service in which the raw materials of your craft are primarily intellectual, you will inevitably (read often) be asked to work for free. In fact, you are lucky if the person even acknowledges that they should expect to pay for the services. This article …
Maleficent – a short review
My intention is to review Caribbean books and films, however, I went to the movies last night for the first time in a long time, so I will break my stride a bit and write about it.
Give Me the Night by Liane Spicer
Charmaine Rousseau is a Trinidad-born writer whose short story, “Miss Annie Cooks Fish” has been short listed for the prestigious Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2014. She is the author of two novels, Cafe Au Lait and Give Me the Night, both published under the pen name Liane Spicer.
Goals
Oldest: I’m so torn, I can’t decide if to save my money to upgrade my drum set or to buy a long board. Youngest: I know what you mean. It’s hard. Every month I start saving for college and then I spend it all. I’ve got to get her a copy …
Reveal, Advance, or Get Out of My Story
I recently wrote a short story and decided to submit it to a publication. I hired our own novelspaces co-ordinator, Liane, who did a brilliant line edit on it and I was about to submit it when I re-read the submission requirements. Maximum word count: 3,500 words. Yikes! My story was pushing 5,000 words. I …
Superwoman
Me (After describing a project that I wanted us to try): It can’t be rocket science. Youngest (Having heard me use the term umpteen times): Mommy, what’s rocket science? Me: (Some explanation which clearly was not very good because she comes back with …) Youngest: Oh … you could do rocket science, Mommy. (Got that …
The Roving Tree by Elsie Augustave
Iris’ dying wish is to ensure that her newborn child learns her life story “so that she could understand who she is“. When Iris passes on from her earthly existence, she is given access to pen, paper, and the memories of family members who can fill in gaps about her past. In this way, Ms. …