Caribbean Living

SUMMER Reading

Openness. In a world and especially a country so rigid, so stressed on definitions and categories, this story reminds us of the importance of being open. We find comfort in clearcut borders and definitions that delineate who one is supposed to be and where they belong, but at our core we’re all just humans temporarily sharing this earth. We can’t separate one another anymore than we can separate our memories. The past is never gone as our traumas and loves all swirl together inside us without walls of segregation. We all come from different places, yet share the same path - so why can’t we just be a little more open to one another?

‘On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous’ is structured as a letter from son

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