Tag: #haitianauthor

Tag: #haitianauthor

Haiti, a very dim light at the end of the tunnel

I recently had the opportunity to be the subject of a documentary as part of a school assignment for a student filmmaker.  He was a friend of my daughter’s, so I agreed to be interviewed. We kicked around a few topics that could be interesting and then settled on what felt right and what I

Haiti, as the lights fade away…

It was a little past midnight when I heard a burst of what sounded like machine gun fire. I was still debating whether it was fireworks or actual gunshots when the sound pierced the air again. In my neighborhood, sitting on the lower part of the Turgeau hills in Port-au-Prince, the night air carries sounds

Love Has No Expiration Date

Love is such a beautiful thing. I just finished watching the most delightful movie on Netflix called “Queen Bees”, a sort of watered-down version of “Mean Girls” with older folks. This foursome rules the cafeteria in that senior living community and is known to the other residents as the “Queen B’s”. “I’ll let you guess

A Merry Little Christmas with the Anders

Hello, fellow readers! For this edition of my blog, I thought I’d take you on a brief visit at the Anders for a delightful little Christmas celebration with family and friends… This is not a part of the original story, but perhaps a continuation of it. It is a small gift to you at Christmas.

A light snuffed out too soon: My last respects to my friend Debbie H. Martinez, my Maggie in “Nonstop Oslo”

I recently came across some sad news that prompted me to return to my blog after months of being overwhelmed which kept me busy with the other parts of my life. And for this, I sincerely apologize to those of you who have shown interest in my thoughts since I began this wonderful adventure in