Source: Photograph of a card sent by the author’s mother in 2001 I’ve never been a fan of November. Too many unremembered, forgotten or never acknowledged moments. Then, in the northern hemisphere, the longer nights give way to seemingly longer days further south. Even when I would rather not believe in the arbitrariness of the … Continue reading Who are you there for?
Author: Patricia Angoy
How can we dance with the minds of others?
Author’s image: 20 October, 07:52 am, Luxembourg Sometimes the whole world seems to stop. You try and catch your breath. You breathe in deeply, but find it hard. The air is stuck, motionless. As you try to blow it out or take another in, there is hope that there will be a shift, some movement … Continue reading How can we dance with the minds of others?
What bridges can we build, together?
Photo credit – the author: A bridge, one of many, on campus at Waterford Kamhlaba UWCSA It all began in conversation with a graduate of Waterford Kamhlaba, United World College of Southern Africa, who talked with me about his experiences through school to his acceptance of a fully paid scholarship to study at a university … Continue reading What bridges can we build, together?
What reading fills your soul, your heart and your belly?
Emails, notes, academic reading texts, memorandums from various Ministries of Education, teacher appraisals, job descriptions, CVs, strategic plans, school accreditation documents, the odd poem from my desk, a light novel, the occasional can’t-be-put-down paperback, photography – gardening – recipes – interior decoration – art catalogues were the bread and butter of much of my reading … Continue reading What reading fills your soul, your heart and your belly?
What are you going to do in this in-between space?
Photo credit: Author - December 2023 The space between being born and dying. That time in between when we have the opportunity to do something that is respectful of self and others. Toni Morrison reminds us that; “We are already born. We are going to die. So, you have to do something interesting, that you … Continue reading What are you going to do in this in-between space?
Who will you write to, today?
Author’s letters to her mother (Ela Muñoz collage) How long ago is it since you wrote or received a hand-written letter? One that was sealed in an envelope, or written on an aerogramme, taken to the post office for stamps and finally dropped through the box? I recently came across a bunch of letters I … Continue reading Who will you write to, today?
Outrage at sunrise
Credit: author’s photograph taken at 6:20am, 11 May 2024 How can I write about all that matters to me, personally, without the outrage that most of us feel as we look on at this fractured world where so little has changed in 500 years in man's inhumanity for others, unlike himself. Was there outrage as … Continue reading Outrage at sunrise
When are you, enough?
Shelter in the Fields: author’s image captured 29 April just outside Wahl, Luxembourg Have you ever questioned yourself? Doubted yourself? Wondered if you were clever enough, brave enough, generous enough and all the other ‘enoughs’ out there? If you haven’t then just swipe across to something else that maybe enough or more. But if you … Continue reading When are you, enough?
What do you discover when you go home?
I found myself in the air I breathed from the moment I walked onto the tarmac from the plane. I found myself along the dusty road from Timehri Airport to Georgetown. I found myself in every street and around every corner, in and out of Stabroek and Bourda markets, by the sea wall, walking on … Continue reading What do you discover when you go home?
Don’t over-think that one Meema!
I have to admit that it has been very difficult for me to be hopeful this February. I have looked on at a world in chaos and turmoil where it seems that our world leaders have gone mad and insanity has overtaken. I turn to the land, which is quiet now in the northern hemisphere, … Continue reading Don’t over-think that one Meema!
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