Sylvia Wynter's Dream

There is a story that I cannot remember, stuck in my head.

I am inside a Soca fete thinking how living in the moment makes life better. Jamming on a bumper, I take a sip of my drink and throw my eyes to the open sky. It is a clear one. Clear and black. I am revelling in the beauty of the moment. I have learnt the importance…

Xavier Thomas| Blog Prompt 7| November 20th, 2023 assigment The ability to Remember things comes with its positives and its negatives. One can rmemeber some of the best moments of their life and look back to the past filled with glee. On the other hand, one can remember all the hardships they have faced, the…

Xavier Thomas| Blog Prompt 6| November 13th, 2023 Amnesia, one of the most heartbreaking disorders causes one to forget themselves, their culture, their past, and their entire identity as a person. It is the crippling thought of one day not knowing who you are or where you even came from. It is the haunting idea…

Xavier Thomas |Blog Post 5| Setting is more than a place| All my life, all I can remember is the constant heat of the sun radiating over my head. the smell of the fresh grass, the sight of the dogs running around on the street playing with one another, the repeated kick of a football…

Consider the long-term ripple effects of amnesia on future generations. I think about the way I don’t eat roast dumplings. I’ve seen my mother make it a dozen times at country by the coal fire but I was never interested in learning to make something I wouldn’t eat myself. I don’t how to make hot…