It’s no secret that in the Christian faith Easter weekend is one of the most important holidays. It signifies both the death and resurrection of Christ and the cleansing of our sins. Now what if we could apply that to our own lives. Typically people only tend to start fresh on New Years day and then five [...]

I’m a firm believer that positive thinking breeds positive actions. Often times though we find ourselves unable to think in a positive manner because life’s burdens have become too much. A feeling of helplessness can very quickly take heed of our lives leaving us in a slump. Suddenly nothing seems right. There’s too much traffic, [...]

I’ve been harbouring a secret for a while now. A few weeks back I received news that I would featured as the Poet of the month in an online magazine. Not just any magazine mind you, one that was voted magazine of the year by AAMBC Literary Awards. You can imagine my excitement! From A [...]

I threw up. Yup, as in had to run to the bathroom and vomit. I think it’s safe to say that I got my money’s worth of the DVD today when I did the first full blown workout. I have tried every fad diet, every bogus machine, several gyms and spent hundreds on personal trainers [...]

It’s no secret that I’m passionate about writing, but I also have a large part of me that absolutely loves my culture, my heritage and the rich history that embodies it. As a Trinidadian, part of my culture is carnival and it’s a special time of year that brings me utter joy! It’s more than [...]

It’s amazing the amount of times I ask a budding author, poet or writer in general about literary journals and they give me a blank stare. Why does this amaze me you ask? Because literary journals are a writers best friend. While the process of submitting your work to multiple publications can be a timely [...]

I’ve always been a curvy person, and don’t get me wrong I absolutely love having a shapely body. It makes me feel beautiful and sexy, however after two kids and a boyfriend who is a phenomenal cook the pounds have packed on. While I have expressed my concern over being my heaviest yet, everyone else [...]

Have you ever thought about the saying “blood is thicker than water” andwhat that en tales? Its such a simple phrase only 5 words long and yet it packs enough emotion to cause serious harm. The phrase “Blood is thicker than water” is actually an old German proverb (originally: Blut ist dicker als Wasser.) It generally means that [...]

I reverted back to my seven year old self again this past week and boy was it ever tough. I took to twitter to speak about the fact that my daughter was being bullied by another little girl in her school. Normally I’m not one to get overly emotional but this upset me to no [...]