Amsterdam Salsa Weekend – Small Writer at Large

END-OF-YEAR REFLECTIONS

As 2025 closes and a new year begins, I am – finally, hallelujah! – writing the last chapter of my epic historical fiction Netsuke novel/trilogy. After a year filled with challenges, blessings and slow-but-sure transformations, I look forward to 2026.

From Tulips to Tolerance: Exploring the Dutch Cultural Journey

Dutch Guyanan woman with flower-filled bicycle in Amsterdam, March 2025

As my recent trip to the Netherlands revealed, there is so much to discover and admire about this small yet mighty country, notwithstanding the darker elements of its colonial past. These are some key highlights and takeaways. When you think of the Netherlands – or ‘Holland’ as it is often mistakenly called (Holland proper isContinue reading “From Tulips to Tolerance: Exploring the Dutch Cultural Journey”