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When Reggae Legends Unite for Jamaica Willie Stewart's "Have A Little Faith" and Why It Needs Your Help

This is one of the things that makes #Jamaica special…no, I’m not talking about reggae. Me ah talk ‘bout the way them pull together like family. They may argue, fight, disagree, but they always pull together! One love.
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@whoi.edu could you tell me the name of this fish please?

When did “author’s photo” become a thing?

I used to #read #books not having a clue (not caring) what the #author looked like.

I #write therefore I am.

Grey fish, shiny skin, no scales, blood on its belly. Lying on brown sand amongst small rocks.

#Fish experts, what fish is this? It washed up on #Guyana’s shore.

When I am #writing, I am writing. I take care of my mother, myself and my words. I can’t be all things to everyone else then!

#writinglife

A thumbnail of sky and tree. Name of site: Book Lovin' Days Description: Books, books, books and more books. In hammocks & homes & strange minds in far away lands.

Hello #booklovers, I’d like to introduce you to my #BookLovinDays site:

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I think I need a nap.

YouTube video by Themusicvibe Pure vocals 😍❤️ #song #music #ytshorts #youtubeshorts

Good morning, world. One Day.

Let’s all #write songs with hope.

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Do you know the old #story of the girl who, when she spoke, flowers and jewels fell from her mouth?

Five Great Quotations for Aspiring Writers “If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot. There’s no way around these two things that I’m aware of, no shortcut.” – Stephen King“…

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Enigmatic mushroom makes people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans: 'It sounded so bizarre' 'The server set a timer for 15 minutes and warned us, 'Don't eat it until the timer goes off or you might see little people.'

Helloooo!! #Booklovers! Which book does this make you think of?

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#ocean lovers!!

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Oh yes, avocado and nuts are wonderful for me.

I’ve been a fussy eater for a while. I don’t eat too much fat (can’t digest it).

Awww this is adorable. So delicate.

Not generally. But a few who know about it eat it. I think there’s a Jamaican restaurant in Georgetown. We had an ackee tree in the backyard of our big old family home.

Do you eat meat? I cook it for mum though I don’t eat it.😀

I don’t eat meat but fish, yes.

It goes well with ackee (minus the salt fish). Or with callaloo. Or curry it with eggplant.

I was surprised to find it in Accompong. (I once visited with UWI’s Geography Society.)

This is a fish! The bones outside are really hard, plaited, like an armour.

Eddo before it’s peeled and cooked. A root vegetable, shaped like potato. Rough, ridged brown skin with a hint of pink at the top.

Eddo is what we call ground provision. A root vegetable. Tastes like potato and nut. When you peel it, it has a white / pinkish colour. *Never, ever eat it raw. Your mouth & throat will itch as if you’d eaten itching powder.

When it’s cooked, it turns pale lavender. It’s starchier than yam.

Trinis call hassar cascadoo (spelling?). It has dark grey bones like an armour, plaited, outside, and vertebrae inside. The flesh has a strong flavour. Easy to slip the flesh off the bone when eating. When it’s cooked, the flesh has an odd colour…a pale yellowish-brown.

Man, I really wish I could eat a li’l bit hassar curry and roti.

Actually, hassar stew with eddo or potato.

#Guyana food

Y’all, caring for ole people requires a sense of humour.

I keep hearing songs. Now it’s: there’s a natural mystic flowing through the air…

“A fingernail clipping.” I do like this.

An old song popped into my mind when I saw this: what the world needs now is love sweet love…

Even before they found oil in #Guyana, when the country was still poor and struggling, the people of GY used to send help to #hurricane damaged #Caribbean islands.

I paint pictures.

With words.

#writer #writing

Daaaamn!!