Oldest (on hearing that the US government would be assisting Nigeria with finding and releasing the kidnapped Nigerian girls): We are going to help? Me: Yes Son (proudly): I posted the (Bring Back Our Girls) image on my profile and all of my followers liked it. Except two …. I need to …
Me: So how much does it cost? Oldest: $230. Me: How much money do you have? Oldest: $110 Me: So how much do you need? Oldest: $120. (Pause) That’s why I hate math, it’s so disappointing.
Me (after getting an important reminder from my youngest): What would I do without you? Youngest: I really don’t know!
The first time I picked up The Giving Tree, I reacted very strongly to the author’s photo on the back. I thought, “This must be an excellent book, because the author is a scary looking guy!” And it was true. Shel Silverstein became one of my favorite children’s books authors. I thought about him this …
I am writing a children’s short story on giraffes and decided to take a break and see what’s already out there on the topic to ensure that I come out with something fresh. I came across this simple but effective story by Giles Andreae narrated on a YouTube video which I thoroughly enjoyed and thought …
Oldest’s response to the April call for submissions for the Caribbean Christmas anthology: Mom, ’tis not the season to be jolly.
Newton’s laws of motion are the sort of laws that must have seemed like common sense once he came up them. The first one states that “Every object in a state of uniform motion tends to remain in that state of motion unless an external force is applied to it.” So if you are moving …
I do my best to support my fellow Caribbean authors, so when I came across a new book by an author from the region I looked for it on Amazon and took a “Look Inside”. I did this because although I am a self-published author and wholly support self-publishing, I am painfully aware of the …
Sometime in 2010, while I was living in Ghana, a friend insisted on introducing me to a young woman who was doing something remarkable in the world of literacy. “You have to meet her and hear her story,” my friend insisted, and what a story it was.
I had so much fun doing this chat with Eva Greene Wilson, Nerissa Golden, and Stacey Alfonso-Mills. We talked about writing, time management, self-publishing, writer’s block and much more. Listen in and add feedback and questions right here.