THE POWER AND THE GLORY: IN PRAISE OF CHERIE JONES’ WRITING IN “HOW THE ONE ARMED SISTER SWEEPS HER…“How The One Armed Sister Sweeps Her House” is clap-hand church writing. It has the power of the word that can move whole congregations to…Apr 28, 2022Apr 28, 2022
POWER AND INHERITANCE IN CHERIE JONES’ “HOW THE ONE ARMED SISTER SWEEPS HER HOUSE” — PART 2 —…“Esme tucks her daughter more firmly against her bosom when Rainford is around, shields her from his harsh barks, and sings her name im…Apr 25, 2022Apr 25, 2022
POWER AND INHERITANCE IN CHERIE JONES’ “HOW THE ONE ARMED SISTER SWEEPS HER HOUSE” – PART I –…“When Wilma Wilkinson is asked by the police, right there on Baxter’s Beach, to tell them what she knows about her granddaughter, Lala…Apr 19, 2022Apr 19, 2022
Why Isabel Allende’s “Island Beneath the Sea” is ProblematicI am a member of a book club. Earlier this year I served on the committee which selected the 6 books of the month for April to September…May 1, 2021May 1, 2021
Notes on What’s Wrong with Virgo v Kensington Primary SchoolOn the eve of Emancipation Day 2020, 182 years after our ancestors walked off the plantations, the Constitutional Court of Jamaica…Aug 14, 2020Aug 14, 2020