On April 20th, Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all counts for George Floyd’s death. Just as the verdict was on the verge of being announced, a police officer in Columbus, Ohio shot and killed a sixteen year old Black girl named Ma’Khia Bryant. I first learned about Ma’Khia Bryant while I was scrolling on …
I started writing this as prose and then it shifted to a poem. I’m nearing the final weeks of a pretty hellish school year, working on book things, and just trying to keep it together. And this week? This week is strange. I truly don’t know any other way to describe this bitter fruit that …
If you ask any Haitian cook what is the most important part of creating an authentic Haitian meal they’ll immediately reply: epis. Epis is used as the base for many delicious meals and without it your dish will be missing the je ne sais quoi (or should I say mwen pa konnen) that gives Haitian …
You’ve done the unimaginable and you’ve written your first book. And now it’s going to be published. Amazing! Or maybe you’ve even written a few, but when it comes time to gas yourself up and talk about your new creation, you don’t exactly feel comfortable. Fumbling over your words when someone inevitably asks you what …
