From the monthly archives:

September 2006

On Making a Living Doing What You Love

21 September 2006

When I was a child and people asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would invariably answer, “A writer”. The responses I got were various. “Oh, that’s nice,” some people said. They didn’t mean it one bit. Others laughed as though I’d told the greatest joke [...]

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CARIFESTA Report #1

20 September 2006

CARIFESTA IX is taking place in Trinidad and Tobago. I arrived with a group of five people to smooth over any bumps in the road on Monday night. Good thing, too — the first bump was the fact that there was a mix-up in our accommodation, and we found ourselves staying overnight in [...]

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CARIFESTA!

9 September 2006

Trinidad and Tobago.
September 22-October 1, 2006.
Check it out. 

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A different take on Guenter Grass

2 September 2006

Ever since the revelation that Grass was a member of Germany’s Waffen SS during his youth, the jury’s been out on his sin. And the jury that I’ve been reading has been leaning in favour of convicting him of having committed the unforgivable. I’ve seen references throughout the media to the news, and they’re [...]

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On the Milk Stand

1 September 2006

Something happened recently that went without much comment. A building that once stood at the northwestern corner of Mackey and Shirley Streets was bulldozed down to rubble. The reason? To create a turning lane. The building? A milk stand.
Before I go on, let me say that I don’t have a problem [...]

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Marlon James on the Great White Hope

1 September 2006

The man’s got a point.
I’m linking to his post because I agree with him about the movies, but I’m not sure I agree with him wholly about the African-European thing. He’s correct, as far as that goes, but I believe that atrocity is a function of being human, not of wearing any so-called [...]

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