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Essays and observations on books, storytelling, culture, and learning.
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The Author as a Modern Griot: Reading Run to Freedom: Hinterland
An exploration of Dawn Forrester Price’s novel and the storytellers who preserve history, memory, and the desire for freedom.
Docent Field Note: Searching for Literary Fiction About Maroons
Is Chat GPT Search better than Google Search? It's relative. An experiment to find lesser known Jamaican and Caribbean authors at home and in the diaspora who are writing fiction involving maroons. Jamaican American author Dawn Forrester Price’s novels Run to Freedom and Run to Freedom: Hinterland were the subjects of the search.
Docent Field Note: Searching for a Derek Walcott Poem
Doing a search at 2:27 AM. How an AI response conflated two Derek Walcott poems, and why cross-checking matters when researching Caribbean and world literature.
Docent Field Note: Finding a Louise Bennett Poem for a Memorial
Using Verse Docent to do a quick search of Louise Bennett poems for commentary on death and funereal rites and celebrations in Jamaica.
Docent Field Note: Finding a Louise Bennett Poem for a Memorial
Using Verse Docent to do a quick search of Louise Bennett poems for commentary on death and funereal rites and celebrations in Jamaica.
Story Grid—Demystifying Story Form at the Macro Level
How Shawn Coyne's Story Grid helped me understand story structure, rethink my writing process, and approach a difficult first draft with an editor's eye.
Ways to Increase Income With Your Writing
A how to article about assessing your writing skills and doing it as a side hustle.
Curiosity Over Passion—A Superior Tool For Writing
The advice to "find your passion" can leave some people unsure of where to begin. Following your curiosity may offer a clearer for discovering what you want to write about or which interest you want to pursue.
Poetry—Games We Dared Not Play With Our Grandmothers
A poem about friendship, childhood in the Caribbean, eating tropical fruits that grow wild, and playing with heart.
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