UWI Project 1


  • Losing Myself

    Now this is the story all about how my life got flipped, turned upside down… I’d like to describe myself as a fun-loving, energetic person. Maybe you wouldn’t, especially if you’re seeing me for the first, second, third, fourth – okay it takes a while to see it. The point is that those closest to…

  • MP: Jamilla Morgan

    Jamilla Morgan is in the building! I repeat, Jamilla Morgan is in the building! Yes, I am my own hype-woman. Want to know what else I am? I’m a Computer Science student who is pursuing a minor in Creative Writing at the University of the West Indies. I am a lover of all things beautiful…

  • To lose a toy

    Writing prompt 1| October 2 2023| Jason Tomlinson It’s not easy to talk about loss in any context because to speak on it is to recognize there is something being willingly or unwillingly extracted from your life. In a way it considered more stolen than loss as wants to lose anything but it’s an important…

  • Not all those who wander are lost

    When I was a boy, I lost my mind. The year was 2003. I was twelve years old and wallowing in the confluence of shadows cast by my parents’ divorce, my body changing, my sister cutting, and the impossible task of integrating into high school. I couldn’t sleep more than two to three hours a…

  • LOST DREAMS MAKE SPACE FOR NEW ONES

    By Kelli-Rae Francis | Writing Prompt 1 | October 1, 2023 When many people hear the word “LOSS”, they think of  losing a loved one to death. The truth is, that as humans we have all experienced loss in some form. Either we have lost a loved one, our sense of self, memories, our self…

  • Pictures Of My Father

    by Blaire Santos | 1st October, 2023 | Writing Prompt 1 Bernard Santos, Cassie Zetina (sister), Brodam Santos (brother); Blaire Santos My father and I were a funeral duo. If he knew I was going to one, he would show up, find me, and sit beside me. During the tender but rather extensive reflection that…