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Oranges & palms in Riverside, California Leon Bridges, River
Kamille D. Whittaker
Apr 7, 20211 min read
Just A Closer Walk With Thee
... I imagine, a long day would puddle at Dad's feet. He’d be feeling “low” and needing to hear … peace. “Play me a song,” he’d whisper,...
Kamille D. Whittaker
Nov 24, 20201 min read
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[Podcast] Writing Home: American Voices From The Caribbean
Small Axe editorial committee member Tami Navarro and archipelagos editor Kaiama L. Glover co-host Writing Home, a weekly podcast about...
Kamille D. Whittaker
Aug 17, 20201 min read
Lessons From Plants
"I cut it back ... maybe too much ... but it will grow back. And if it doesn't... I'll just plant another." -- Mom on her avocado/pear...
Kamille D. Whittaker
Jul 28, 20201 min read
Excerpt: "A Little Patch of Something"
By Imani Perry Excerpted from The Paris Review I’m growing microgreens. Every couple of weeks they are sufficiently lush to be snipped...
Kamille D. Whittaker
Jun 13, 20201 min read
Spring Reading: "The Yellow House" by Sarah M. Broom
#JumpAtTheSuns #Memoir #NarrativeNonfiction #NewOrleans
Kamille D. Whittaker
May 13, 20201 min read
Recipe + Ritual: Haitian Soup Joumou
Soup Joumou, also known as the Haitian Independence Soup, is a hearty pumpkin (or squash) soup that is traditionally served on January 1...
Kamille D. Whittaker
Dec 29, 20191 min read
The Ways We Mother
#JumpAtTheSuns #Mothering
Kamille D. Whittaker
Dec 17, 20191 min read
Lucille Clifton Reads: "Won't You Celebrate With Me?"
[Lucille begins at the :26 mark] won't you celebrate with me what i have shaped into a kind of life? i had no model. born in babylon both...
Kamille D. Whittaker
Nov 21, 20191 min read
Toni Morrison's Eulogy for James Baldwin: His Voice Remembered; Life in His Language
Jimmy, there is too much to think about you, and too much to feel. The difficulty is your life refuses summation - it always did - and...
Kamille D. Whittaker
Aug 7, 20195 min read
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[Excerpt] Pole:"It took me 10 years to learn how to write about my father, about his life and death"
My thoughts: I was once on the receiving end of this term when my Grandmother passed. After being taught its meaning, it created a space...
Kamille D. Whittaker
Dec 31, 20182 min read
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