Excerpts
Come Travel With Me
I heard gun fire, that's when I turned over to see the beast standing over me. My uncle Jimmie Doris was firing
shots repeatedly while closing in on my position. He had that frontier look on his face, like David Crockett....
standing firm in the face of adversity, kill or be killed. The beast roared for the last time and fell on me,
nearly crushing me to death....
Myradous
Last night I sat in my tiny boat and laugh through my tears at the moon. There it was again - that beautiful heavenly
body they tried to make me forget. I must've sounded like a raging maniac on the sea at my joy. Later something enormous
was in the water near me. It circled the boat several times, coming so close my boat begin to sway from the waves it
made. I put my hands in the water to make certain it got the scent of the stench that encased me. Immediately the waves subsided and the sea was calm again. I found myself doing something I never thought I would do. I bayed at the moon and enjoyed it tremendously. For the moment, I was king of the sea and all its inhabitants were mine to command. I tried to
beat my chest in triumph, but I didn't have the strength. All that came forward were the feelings of suffocation, hurtful
lips and tears of despair.
Grandma Honey and The Children of Light
I learned that Grandma Honey did lots of things for children. Mama said grandma took a special interest in children,
because she always wanted more children, but she was only able to have one child, and that was my mama.
Grandmother said if you want to make friends and keep those friends for life, you have to appreciate cultural
differences and the value each person brings to that friendship. What better way to appreciate those cultural
differences then by visiting their homeland or bringing the essence of the culture to you.