Liane Spicer's Blog, page 12
April 14, 2010
CLS interviews Vaughn Stanford
My writing buddy Vaughn has an interview up on Caribbean Literary Salon this week. Some of you might remember him: he once caused a bit of a stir among a couple lady-bloggers who hang out here. He said if I didn't announce his interview on my blog I'd be in dire trouble and he'd de-friend me. I'd be so lucky...Vaughn is an author and mathematics teacher in Trinidad. He has written, produced and directed theater plays, and also writes screenplays, short stories and novels. Remember ladies, we ...
April 10, 2010
El Tucuche, sacred mountain
Let me tell you about my favorite mountain. It's in the northern range of the island, to the east of Maracas Bay, that very bay featured in the masthead above. See the cloudy area at the top right of the photo? Go inland a bit, and east some more, and there's my mountain: El Tucuche. In school we were taught it was the second highest mountain on the island, and according to local lore, it was considered a sacred place by the Amerindians. The only known Amerindian glyphs in Trinidad occur on ...
March 30, 2010
Random yard shots, March 2010 edition
The drought has been terrible and the hills are burning, but in my mother's parched garden these plants continue to pleasure the eyes and the spirit.
Ground orchid
Another orchid in a hanging basket. Don't know the name of this one...
Or this...
Oncidium or bee orchid growing happily in rubble in a basket
Marigolds in the background. Phlox and chives in the foreground. Yeah, my mom mixes it up, vegs and flowers in the same beds and borders.
Photos copyright R.S.V.P. Studios. Please contact blog...
Ground orchid
Another orchid in a hanging basket. Don't know the name of this one...
Or this...
Oncidium or bee orchid growing happily in rubble in a basket
Marigolds in the background. Phlox and chives in the foreground. Yeah, my mom mixes it up, vegs and flowers in the same beds and borders.
Photos copyright R.S.V.P. Studios. Please contact blog...
March 26, 2010
World Literature: The Caribbean - Part 2
Come join me on Novel Spaces today as I continue my feature on the works of great Caribbean writers!
World Literature: The Caribbean (2)
World Literature: The Caribbean (2)
March 19, 2010
T.G.I.F: In the pink
In the news today...
My writer-buddy Vaughn celebrated a birthday recently so I took him out today to induct him into the Death by Chocolate cult of which there are two members I know of, my friend D and me. (I neglected to take a photo of the DbC so I'll just say it's large, and there are lots of chocolate things in it, like chocolate ice-cream, chocolate sauce, chunks of brownies and more stuff that I can't recall. Then there's whipped cream and a cherry on top. And an umbrella; umbrellas a...
My writer-buddy Vaughn celebrated a birthday recently so I took him out today to induct him into the Death by Chocolate cult of which there are two members I know of, my friend D and me. (I neglected to take a photo of the DbC so I'll just say it's large, and there are lots of chocolate things in it, like chocolate ice-cream, chocolate sauce, chunks of brownies and more stuff that I can't recall. Then there's whipped cream and a cherry on top. And an umbrella; umbrellas a...
T.G.I.F.
In the news today...
My writer-buddy Vaughn celebrated a birthday recently so I took him out today to induct him into the Death by Chocolate cult of which there are two members I know of, my friend D and me. (I neglected to take a photo of the DbC so I'll just say it's large, and there are lots of chocolate things in it, like chocolate ice-cream, chocolate sauce, chunks of brownies and more stuff that I can't recall. Then there's whipped cream and a cherry on top. And an umbrella; umbrellas a...
My writer-buddy Vaughn celebrated a birthday recently so I took him out today to induct him into the Death by Chocolate cult of which there are two members I know of, my friend D and me. (I neglected to take a photo of the DbC so I'll just say it's large, and there are lots of chocolate things in it, like chocolate ice-cream, chocolate sauce, chunks of brownies and more stuff that I can't recall. Then there's whipped cream and a cherry on top. And an umbrella; umbrellas a...
March 3, 2010
Caribbean Literary Salon
Anouska Kock, moderator of Caribbean Literary Salon, has posted her interview with me on the brand new site:Interview with Liane Spicer
CLS is a treasure house of all things literary in the Caribbean, and I can tell I'll be spending a lot of time there. Ms. Kock is from Aruba, a Dutch island in the Caribbean, and the CLS site showcases not only English-language related information on the world of West Indian books, writers and poets, but also a Dutch-Caribbean version with the focus on Surina...
February 22, 2010
So you like world literature...
Join me on today on Novel Spaces as I blog about some great works of fiction from right here in the Caribbean.
World literature? Try the Caribbean.
World literature? Try the Caribbean.
February 16, 2010
Greenhorn landlubber
If you read my novel Café Au Lait you might recall mention there of the Bocas Islands that lie off the northwestern peninsula of Trinidad between the main island and Venezuela on the South American coast. Excursions to these islands are popular with locals, and we call such trips 'going down the islands'. Gaspar Grande (or Gasparee), Monos, Huevos and Chacachacare belong to Trinidad. The fifth island, Patos, belongs to Venezuela. I've been down the islands quite a few times and last Satur...
February 10, 2010
Circle of Friends
...Awarded to all members of the Novel Racers writing group. Thank you, Graeme!
I'm supposed to tell you five things I like to do so here goes... Um, this is the PG list. E-mail me for the adult version. :D
1. Write. Not all the time, though. That means I'm not a REAL WRITER, because REAL WRITERS don't faff around and play the ass but set their butts in the chair and write every freaking day.
2. Read. Now we're talking. This I can do all day and all night. (There are other things I...
