#caribbean creativity

[designeronanisland]

[iseetheworldinmetaphor]

16mm Stills. Jamaica. January 2023.

[havatabanca]

Indig

[nothoughtsjustmhaandotherthings]

Coming up with ship names for OC x Canon pairings is harder than I thought

[mymusicbias]

[wannawrite999]

[regicidal-defenestration]

Saw a joke making use of a common but ultimately more or less harmless misconception and I'm being so brave about it

[peterrsthomas]

On Stranger Tides

One of the biggest influences on my writing has been On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers. The book is a historical fantasy novel that includes real historical figures, and involves the search for the Fountain of Youth. It is rich with magic, drawing on the ‘voodoo’ of Creole Caribbean culture. For me, one of my favourite parts of the novel is the unusual protagonist—John Chandagnac is a puppeteer, an occupation that is drawn on in a creative and entertaining way towards the end of the novel.

The book draws on classical elements of pirate lore, such as zombies, sea battles, sword fights, and, of course, voodoo, and interweaves these in an entertaining and original narrative. The voodoo is, as far as I understand it, researched well and in keeping with traditional conceptions of the spirits (e.g., the Loa). 

It has, of course, had an immense impact on popular culture, famously the Monkey Island video game and The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise (though the less said about that film, the better). The mixture of magic and history has directly influenced my own creative writing, and it’s something I’ve explicitly drawn upon or paid homage to in my work. Fans of pirate adventures could do worse than find themselves On Stranger Tides.

[liverpoollomo]

The Reckoning. Lomo 135BC. Expired Truprint 200.

The Reckoning is a piece of public art by Rudy Loewe which depicts a Moko Jumbie (or stilt walker) and other carnival performers coming to the aid of the citizens of Trinidad and Tobago during a "Black Power Revolution." The work addresses the city's role in the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

It stands on the McKeown Rice Exhibition Space on the corner of Jamaica Street and Jordan Street.

[orangeboulevard]

30 FANFIC ONESHOTS

I'm gonna attempt a 30 day writing challenge! If anybody has ideas for certain days, feel free to leave a suggestion in the comments or in asks.

Master List:

One: The Lies You Told (TWD, Reader x Rick Grimes)

Two: Talking Back (Marvel, Male!OC x AndrewGarfield!Spiderman)

Three: Deny The Truth (The Pirates Of The Caribbean, Fem!OC)

Four: Questions (Harry Potter)

Five: Stretch The Truth (Star Trek Voyager, Reader)

Six: Falling Down (Stargate)

Seven: Climb (Marvel, Venom!Reader x AndrewGarfield!Spiderman)

Eight: Out Of This Hole (The Matrix, Reader x Neo)

Nine: Find A Way (

Ten: Almost (

Eleven: Last Thought Of Winter (

Twelve: What Good Is Sorry? (

Thirteen: Don't Move (TWD, Reader x Daryl Dixon)

Fourteen: Fractured Promises (

Fifteen: Make A Choice (

Sixteen: Waist Deep (

Seventeen: Hollow (

Eighteen: Salt In The Wound (

Nineteen: Second Wind (

Twenty: Jumbled Up In You (

Twenty-One: Summer Birds (

Twenty-Two: River Rock (

Twenty-Three: Life In A Dream (

Twenty-Four: Message To The Moon (

Twenty-Five: Tell Me Why (

Twenty-Six: Pretty Chains (

Twenty-Seven: Admit It To Yourself (

Twenty-Eight: Where Shall We Go? (Marvel, Reader x AndrewGarfield!Spiderman)

Twenty-Nine: The Sun Set Behind The Clouds (

Thirty: Time To Say Goodbye (

[atlantichurricanes]

Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook issued by the National Hurricane Center in Miami, FL, USA

2023-05-15 08:00 -0400

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 7 days.

Today, May 15th, marks the first day of routine issuance of the Atlantic basin Tropical Weather Outlook in 2023. This product describes significant areas of disturbed weather and their potential for tropical cyclone formation during the next seven days. The Tropical Weather Outlook is issued from May 15 through November 30 each year. The issuance times of this product are 2 AM, 8 AM, 2 PM, and 8 PM EDT. After the change to standard time in November, the issuance times are 1 AM, 7 AM, 1 PM, and 7 PM EST.

A Special Tropical Weather Outlook will be issued to provide updates, as necessary, in between the regularly scheduled issuances of the Tropical Weather Outlook. Special Tropical Weather Outlooks will be issued under the same WMO and AWIPS headers as the regular Tropical Weather Outlooks.

A graphical version of the Tropical Weather Outlook is available on the web at: https://www.hurricanes.gov.

$$ Forecaster Kelly/Cangialosi

[iseetheworldinmetaphor]

Tajōn. Lucea, Jamaica. 2023.

[havatabanca]

[nothoughtsjustmhaandotherthings]

I love you Taylor Swift I love you Noah Kahan l love you Halsey I love you Crane Wives I love you Lorde I love you Mother Mother I love you Phoebe Bridgers and speaking of which I love you Boygenius I love you Lizzy McAlpine I love you Olivia Rodrigo I love you Hozier I love you The Amazing Devil I LOVE YOU TAYLOR SWIFT

[bnnldy]

Art Studio girlie

[ofmagicandmusic]

Writer's Month - August 1

Dressed in her finery, she looked like a blossom. Her hair rested delicately with a neat curl along her neck as she sat, leaned up against a palm tree at the edge of the island's beach. Will couldn't look away. Her eyes were nearly closed, facing the waves in the distance.

He walked over to their makeshift shelter, setting down what few supplies he could find on the island and making his way towards Elizabeth before kneeling down. Their honeymoon was supposed to end up differently, but maybe with their luck he should've expected something would go wrong.

He pressed a kiss to her forehead, her eyes fluttering open for a moment. Will smiled, at least they were together.