writer, reader, traveler
Charleston’s foodways, language, folklore, art & architecture, and history are all evidence of a connection to the Caribbean that shaped not only the city itself, but the entire South as a region, and the U.S. as a nation as well.
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When Pokemon GO! released in the summer of 2016, it wasn’t my first encounter with a breed of monsters and ghosts unlike any elsewhere in the world: yōkai, the supernatural creatures of Japanese folklore…
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The nine of July had come, and with it the special election…
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It was a few summers ago, give or take, when Erlon first met Dr. Ayala on the beach…
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It was guilt, Anette realized, that had caused her to slip up on her visit with Oscar…
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The dreams continued…
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Anette listened in silence as Erlon spoke, pausing often to consider his next few words…
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Again he could not sleep after the dream…
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Hamrick called a meeting in the back room of the office…
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As soon as awareness came to him, he was simply there…
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Yesterday, on his birthday, Erlon Rivers was mistaken for a ghost…
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“You want me to go in with you?”
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It was late afternoon when Devin arrived at Laurel Oak…
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Lamar did not answer Devin’s calls or texts the week that followed the art walk…
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On third Fridays every other month, the city’s French Quarter galleries opened doors to anyone strolling in off the streets…
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This is my attempt to be recklessly, unabashedly open about what has probably brought me more shame than anything in my entire life.
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