The Verandah Post
A literary newsletter for Caribbean feminist readers — seasonal, essayistic, and unafraid to take a position.
The Steir House Tour by Smicky - Flash Fiction
Things are not what they always seem at Steir House. Would you take a tour?
The Soliloquy of A Thousand Slaps by Solare
Young Anju is rewarded for defending his mother with an earful and several handfuls. The poem spotlights corporal punishment and its effects in raising our children
Georgie by Kerine Wint
How far can one stretch the privilege or lack thereof of one's skin? Does it extend easily to your love or does it resist taut and tight in the face of society's might?
Off Track by Tamkia Gibson - Critical Book Review
Often, it is those pillars that should keep us on track that steer us off course - love, family, community. This week, we read Gabrielle's take on Tamika Gibson's ‘Off Track’ - an exploration of the lives of two young Caribbean track stars - on and off the track.
The Grass is Greener by Christie Borely - Flash Fiction
They say the grass is greener where watered and tended. Cora's reluctant trek through the weeds of unrequited love, abortion and loss reflected in the neglected disarray of garden blinds her temporarily to the healing light spun from doing the work - finding those things that bring you joy and rain to nourish a parched soul.