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2 weeks in Jamaica: Things I did and didn’t do (opens the original)
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Two weeks in a small Jamaican town few people outside of Jamaica (or the diaspora) have ever heard of? Perfect. At least for me. The Adisa Ancestry Artists Residency (more in a future essay) is located on the outskirts of Linstead, more or less in the middle of the island. The neighborhood is quiet, save for people’s dogs and the occasional truck passing by on the main road. In a bungalow set in a lush garden, I tapped away on my laptop for up to five hours a day, working on my novel-in-progress
A hot mess (opens the original)
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From the air, sargassum mats crossing the Caribbean Sea resemble giant rust-brown sperm, with big heads and flagellum. They are not sea creatures, but they seem to move relentlessly, as if by their own will. I wish I’d taken a photo from my airplane seat as a jet recently carried me over the sea to Jamaica.Once the sargassum mats arrive on a beach, they rest. In Belize, there are masses and masses of this seaweed reposing upon shorelines. Left to its own devices, sargassum releases toxic gases a
Beauty, decay and wabi-sabi (opens the original)
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Someone with scientific knowledge can tell you the exact rate at which non-organic matter decays in the tropics compared to more temperate lands. It is safe to say, though, that decay comes quickly to structures on or around the equator thanks to the relentless onslaught of heat of moisture. It takes lots of money to maintain buildings, parks and public spaces. People in the tropics tend not have extra capital on hand to continuously battle the forces of decay. Imagine the cost of constantly rid
Jamaica as superpower (opens the original)
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So, here I am. In Jamaica at last. I am spending two week at a writers’ residency in the middle of the country. Here are a few things I’ve done since I arrived on Saturday:Took a walk in Montego Bay, making a short jaunt along Jimmy Cliff BoulevardSwam at a small but gorgeous Montego Bay public beach Ate jerk chicken (also in Montego Bay)Caught a bus the next morning. Recommended! The route east from Montego Bay yields amazing views of the sea. Heading south you’re surrounded by lush green hills
Let's just drive (opens the original)
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A man and his mother just drove to Belize from Chicago via Mexico. The man, Everett Reynolds, documented the journey on social media. In his videos, he talks about some of the challenges of making this kind of trip. Traffic, construction, unpredictable weather and a series of police and military checkpoints slowed them down, but they made it in what sounds like about five days.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!RLoc!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_p
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