Tales: Ramit Sethi – Wants to Teach Me How to Be Rich

For a lazy saver like me, I truly enjoyed Ramit’s book not because he said I don’t have to give up lattes.  I enjoyed it because he made the journey to becoming debt free seem more obtainable, he explained 401Ks, Roth IRAs, and investments in a way that even a West Indian immigrant like me who think American laws about money and taxes are absurd can understand.   Continue reading Tales: Ramit Sethi – Wants to Teach Me How to Be Rich

Tales: FKA Twigs – C e l l o p h a n e

It was sometime in 2014 when I stumbled upon Tahliah Debrett Barnett a musician, director, songwriter, and performer known as FKA Twigs. I discovered her music on YouTube, which is where I have been discovering all my newer music. I grew up in the era of music video countdowns, and I watched anything from VH1 video countdowns, MTV’s TRL, and BET 106 & Park or … Continue reading Tales: FKA Twigs – C e l l o p h a n e

Travel: How I got a Job that (kinda) Helped me to Travel

My story started in 2005 when on a random Saturday morning, I ran into a US Army National Guard recruiter while at a strip-mall. Before I dive in, I must say, this is not an advert for the military, but what happened to me after meeting “the man in the green suit” only happens to about .5% of Americans. I decided then and there to … Continue reading Travel: How I got a Job that (kinda) Helped me to Travel

Tales: Short Story – Sad Girl (Part 9) The End

A sampling of my short story written in 2009. Of course, this is an autobiographical piece so names and locations were change to keep the peace. A FEW DAYS AFTER MY HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT ceremony, Sara visited me. She hadn’t attended school for a few years, but she was still very sharp when she was thinking clearly. She congratulated me on my graduation and passing … Continue reading Tales: Short Story – Sad Girl (Part 9) The End

Tales: Short Story – Sad Girl (Part 7) Aftermat

A sampling of my short story written in 2009. Of course, this is an autobiographical piece so names and locations were change to keep the peace. When she finally got better after her third hospitalization, she was able to resume some normalcy once again, so we took up where we left off. My mother at this point seemed a bit symapthic towards. She  allowed Sara … Continue reading Tales: Short Story – Sad Girl (Part 7) Aftermat

Tales: Short Story – Sad Girl (Part 6) End Of Days

A sampling of my short story written in 2009. Of course, this is an autobiographical piece so names and locations were change to keep the peace. DURING MY LAST FEW YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL, Sara drifted in and out of a psychotic state. She would get well enough to have a job; then something would trigger sending her back to the hospital. The last few … Continue reading Tales: Short Story – Sad Girl (Part 6) End Of Days

Tales: Short Story – Sad Girl (Part 3) The Fall

I didn’t think that anyone really thought of love or wanted to get married in my age group. I saw it as a waste of time and energy trying to encourage such a trivial pursuit of affection. I thought marriage was a thing you had to do when you wasted your life and had nothing else to give to yourself. Continue reading Tales: Short Story – Sad Girl (Part 3) The Fall