La Vida Efímera
September 15, 2021A friend told me a story today that made me pause to write these thoughts: Kevin went to the golf course yesterday – as he…
Author: JColemanMerritt
Bodies on the line…
August 11, 2021…again, the descendants of slaves – the most disenfranchised people in this democracy find ourselves leading the fight to ensure that ALL Americans have the…
Haiti… Heartbreaker!
July 20, 2021My Father was a Jamaican immigrant who paid a great deal of attention to political matters all over the world. He was especially attentive to…
My Abuela: Before her Time
July 3, 2021Naomi Hyman was my Abuela. I first met her when I was about three years old. She lived with or near us for 15 years…
La Caminata Diaria
June 22, 2021Nowadays, my daily walk is a priority for me – as is my writing – they kind of go together. I find that the more…
CariCon – a community
June 2, 2021I invite you to come learn about CariCon – the Caribbean Literary Conference 2021 – a virtual event: Friday, June 4- Sunday June 6 11am-…
Trees
May 14, 2021My father taught me a song when I was a small child …it made me see trees as my friends. To this day it is…
Verdict
May 4, 2021Since my last Blog, 12 sensible American jurors have had the decency and sense of justice to hold Derek Chauvin accountable on 3 counts, for…
A Marine’s question…
April 19, 2021Heartbroken, as I watched video footage of Lieutenant Caron Nazario‘s brutalization in Virginia by yet two more rogue and racist American policemen, I decided to…
To meditate…
April 2, 2021Try this: immerse yourself in a joyful experience. I used to find it difficult to settle my mind and body in order to truly center…
