A Brightening for Mortal Men Thesun rose on the flawless brimming sea into a sky all brazen - all one brighteningfor gods immortal and for mortal men on plowlands kind with grain ... Continue...
Dreams Do Come True "This way, miss," said the young Bahamian as heled the way to the pontoon boat. There was room for about 60, but only fivejoined me.
As the boat romped over the waves, I thought back eleven yearsto my first island visit via a cruise ship ... Continue...
England I have been asked to write about Britain by severalpeople, many of whom exist only in my mind.
My family and I went to theUnited Kingdom last summer. The flight there was very uninteresting, mostlybecause the entertainment was "Miss Congeniality ... Continue...
Home Things seem as though they happened yesterday. Like 40years have not come and gone.
I could still see myself, a little girlon a Caribbean island. ... Continue...
Jamaica Me Crazy Have you ever wondered what the perfect place to visitwould be if you had the chance? Well, let me tell you: a paradise of wonderawaits on the small island of Jamaica ... Continue...
My Puerto Rico My memories of Puerto Rico are as clear as its beautifulwaters. Every year when I visited Puerto Rico during summer vacation, mygrandfather and I would go fishing on a secluded beach. Our journey alwaysstarted when we took our first step out the door ... Continue...
The Ulster Project "No way!" I shouted at my parents, trying ashard as I could not to use the words I was thinking.
"Look, it'sjust for a month, you won't miss soccer or anything," my parents replied ... Continue...
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