Hey Reader I don’t have words for what I feel watching from afar as Hurricane Melissa devastates Jamaica. As someone living in the diaspora, it’s a strange kind of grief - being safe yet deeply shaken. My mind keeps going back and forth between prayer and action, between helplessness and hope. Montego Bay is my hometown. Seeing the devastation across the parishes in western Jamaica's Cornwall County feels personal, almost physical. And while I wasn’t there to feel the winds or experience the...

Hey Reader This wasn’t the newsletter I planned to send today. But plans shift when storms come. As I write this, Hurricane Melissa is moving toward Jamaica. If you’re reading this and have family or friends on the island, this isn’t a “thoughts and prayers” kind of moment. It’s the kind of moment where we hope they've prepared the best they can and we hold space for the anxiety that comes with waiting and watching. While I was texting with a friend they noted that I hadn’t mentioned the...

Hey Reader Hope you had a good long holiday weekend. Now that we’re fully into July and summer vibes, I’m sharing a peek at what’s on my current listening and reading list: The Gift of Rejection by Nona Jones (audio/kindle) Show Your Ask by Joyel Crawford (audio/kindle) Paradise Once by Olive Senior (physical book) Honeysuckle & Bone (audiobook) Brown Girl, Brownstones by Paule Marshall (audio, ebook pending— I should've finished listening to the book but the narration is not good. So on the...