Category: Think Pieces

• May 7, 2021

  Displaced: Could I Even Go Back?

  

  What do you do when you feel like home is dying? The dollar in Jamaica is .006 of the an American dollar. We think our pennies mean nothing. The moment I set foot out of the vestibule, I can feel the heat.I would come out with my bags and see the line of buses waiting […]
• November 23, 2020

  An Ode To The Equatics

  

  I first came across this band through the Hulu Television re-make of the movie “High Fidelity.” (It is based on the 1995 book by Nick Hornby on which he is the executive producer). The scene shows a flashback of Rob reminiscing on her past relationship with Mac. That aside, “Merry Go Round” starts with a […]
• January 10, 2020

  Why The Literary Cannon Needs To Be Changed

  

  The Literary Cannon is No Longer Accessible When I think of the public education system I think of a couple of things. 1)I think about how many people hate reading. 2)I think about how many people might’ve loved reading, if it weren’t for school. The irony, right?  English classes, from elementary school to middle school, […]