Violence, is a common reaction for people bred in a volatile community. I am not used to it, nor am I trying to assimilate to such a culture. It is hard enough trying to consistently curb my own inclinations to such.
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Seaview Gardens: Babies Bawling by Denise N. Fyffe
Its a constant war, Its a constant tug and fight; I keep here babies bawling morning, noon and night; All I here is bawling, bawling, bawling; All I here is crying, crying, crying; Tears and more tears But no one seems to care.
Seaview Gardens: The Rass and di light wire by Denise N. Fyffe
Zinnn, whum! “What da hell!” I exclaimed, flying out of my sofa as all appliances and electronics gave up di ghost. I moved quickly to my living-room window and door to see what had happened outside. It sounded like Transformers and Optimus Prime had landed in my front yaad or di military had finally decided … Continue reading Seaview Gardens: The Rass and di light wire by Denise N. Fyffe
Seaview Gardens: Wukliss Mumma by Denise N. Fyffe
A ‘wukliss mumma’. One of those who open their legs to men for favours, have the babies and abandon them as soon as they can walk. Spitting out three children and now they crawl through the pathways of Seaview Gardens, constantly and at all hours of the night. I itch to write his story, to … Continue reading Seaview Gardens: Wukliss Mumma by Denise N. Fyffe
Seaview Gardens: Yuh tink me an yuh a size by Denise N. Fyffe
“Yuh tink me an yuh a size!” Almost every Jamaican child has heard this volley back at them in the heights of their misbehavior. It is no simple utterance and must be taken as a premeditated threat with serious repercussions to follow, which aims to put you back into your place.
Seaview Gardens: The Ashes by Denise N. Fyffe
Not too many people know about this little known fact; well except for those who drive vehicles and live in Seaview Gardens. Contrary to what you are led to believe, rubbish is burnt almost every night at the Riverton City dump. To the extent that when I wake up in the mornings, the evidence is … Continue reading Seaview Gardens: The Ashes by Denise N. Fyffe
Stealing a Valentine!
Valentine’s Day is usually the day of love, but I thought I’d blog about something much different today. Well, in a way it is about love… in an odd, obsessive – dare I say – a different kind of way.
20 Jamaican Blogs You Should Read Today
This list consists of 20 Jamaican blogs/bloggers we think you should checkout the next time the internet calls your name in the middle of the night when you can’t sleep and you need something stimulating to occupy your mind. We’ll highlight a few of their best posts to start you off and we’ll even give you their twitter handles so you can stalk them. This lists is written in no particular order, Let’s get to it!
Jamaica is known for a lot of things namely track and field, reggae music, marijuana and swimming buses, but we also have a vibrant blogging community worth checking out. If you wanna know about fashion, beauty and entertainment we got a blog for that, wanna learn how to cook? there’s a blog for that too. Heck! we got a blog for just about everything!
This list consists of 20 Jamaican blogs/bloggers we think you should checkout the next time the internet calls your name in the middle of the night when you can’t sleep and you need something stimulating to occupy your mind. We’ll highlight a few of their best posts to start you off and we’ll even give you their twitter handles so you can stalk them. This lists is written in no particular order, Let’s get to it!
20 Of Jamaica’s Best Bloggers!
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