Mayan Culture Left Me Roaring Like Jaguar
Remember that how we live, work and play will one day be examined by future people in hundreds or even thousands of years.
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The Ones Who Made It Anyway
A reflection on artists, writers, and filmmakers who created outside the mainstream—and what it cost to have their work seen across borders.
The Story You Grow Up Inside
A reflection on how the stories we consume as children shape identity, belonging, and the limits of what we believe is possible.
The Oath and the Open Door
Joy opens with a ritual. A chicken, blood, a young woman swearing an oath before she crosses the water. I kept asking: is it the belief that traps her, or the circumstances?
What It Means to Be From Somewhere
A personal reflection on Caribbean diaspora identity, exploring what it means to carry home across distance, memory, and generations.