Kamille D. Whittaker
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Kamille D. Whittaker
Aug 17, 20201 min read
[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
Jun 13, 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
Dec 29, 20191 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 1, 20190 min read
Kamille D. Whittaker
Nov 24, 20191 min read
Of Rivers and Volcanoes
There’s little to nothing on the drive from Liberia to Costa Rica’s Papagayo peninsula to which the Pacific lays claim. Nothing, as in no...
Kamille D. Whittaker
Sep 6, 20191 min read
Before.
The first text I dashed off to my mom and brother right before I walked in to the Goombay Festival for Junkanoo was "I am Bahamian now."...
Kamille D. Whittaker
Sep 18, 20182 min read
Try This: How Grenada's Spice Market Inspired My 'Turmeric Salve' Concoction
One of my main objectives when I visited the "Spice Island" of Grenada was to return with a haul of seasonings and spices. At Grenada's...
Kamille D. Whittaker
Jul 13, 20181 min read
Final Day in Barbados: Bussa's Rebellion
Very early in the text “Intellectual Warfare” the late Jacob Carruthers wrote about how Jamaican-born Dutty Boukman made his way to Haiti...
Kamille D. Whittaker
Jul 13, 20181 min read
Day Two in Barbados: Oistins Everyday
No, it wasn't Friday night, but yes, we were "liming" at Oistins, on a Thursday while the sun was high. The selection: Fried Flying Fish...
Kamille D. Whittaker
Jul 11, 20181 min read
Day One: Beautiful Barbados
Regrettably, I didn't take many (any?) pictures of the Barbados countryside and towns when I visited seven years ago. So, I have had to...
Kamille D. Whittaker
May 13, 20182 min read
Notes on "Going Home"
I grew up between parched Southern Cali suburbs and maternal and paternal immediate and extended family in Jamaica. I was exposed to...
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