A few days ago, I met an elderly lady who told me that my locs were beautiful and reminded her of her sister’s hair. Who was her sister? Rosalind Cash. I couldn’t put a face to the name–though I knew I’d heard it before. “Google her,” is what the lady said I should do. WhenContinue reading “Beautiful”
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Charlie Chan & Race…
I’ve actually read all of those Charlie Chan novels. I want to write about race/racism in them, but I need to sit down and organize my thoughts about that. There’s so many different components: the anti-Japanese sentiment, racism as a tell-tale sign of class, the way Charlie Chan is treated by his friends, etc. Let’sContinue reading “Charlie Chan & Race…”
Gumbo Experiment #1
This is actually 3 experiments in 1: testing out new dutch oven, new chorizo & shrimp gumbo recipe, and taking pics with iPhone. How did it taste? M gave it her seal of approval. 🙂