Kate and William must be looking at their schedules ruefully. In the coming months, it will be all hands on deck as the Royals seek to repair their dignity from the bombshell of Meghan and Harry’s interview with Oprah. They’ve been rocked by serious allegations including racism, dishonesty, press manipulation…

The stone is alabaster smooth, a warmth inside collected from the sun or the heat of other hands. He rolls it in his palms and thinks of his childhood. Trainers thudding, gravel flying, grubby hands searching for souvenirs just like this in the soil. …

Last Read — A New Kind of Bookclub on Clubhouse The phenomenon of Clubhouse has allowed a different type of social interaction to emerge. The bad news is that it’s still for iPhone users only. The good news is that it’s just the start of a whole new way of…

It was rather his conduct, his behaviour that rankled her. The way he slouched against the wall, hands in his pockets instead of standing up straight and looking her in the eye. …

So, Dr. Seuss was a rabid racist Most people don’t know that Dr. Seuss was a racist, actively promoting racial terrorism against black people (well, duh!), also Jewish and Asian people. He was also sexist and just generally white supremacist in his views. Dr. Seuss has been hailed for decades…

New York for Beginners #002 — Never Say THIS to a New Yorker! 1 — Haven’t you had enough coffee? New Yorkers are to coffee what Brits are to tea, what the French are to vin what the Irish are to whisky and the Japanese Sake, Russians vodka, you get…

I started taking photographs of the murals I saw around town because they were moving and told a story and would often disappear without warning. Many of these murals below have already gone, never to be seen again. I’ve never lived in a community which expresses itself through murals in…

Flash Freewrite #001 — I joined in I joined in the singing, the laughter, the clatter, the foot-stomping, the cheering, the clapping, the chants. Breathing in the same smoke, the browned, beer-stained air. If my images blurred so did theirs until the who and who and who were not identifiable…

The Well of Forgetting A short memoir about visiting Badagry’s Heritage (slavery) Museum in Nigeria The museum at Badagry is situated within the actual barracoon that transported slaves until well after slavery was abolished by the British. It is close to the shore, within easy reach of the Atlantic. …