The Lampshade Writer

  Written By Gavin Jones I have soared over mountains, I have soared overseas. Throughout my journey, I have lent a helping hand indeed. I had a calling, but its purpose is yet to be completed. Man has found it hard to be content, but I am gradually finding peace. Even though my soul sometimes seems to weep, I humble myself waiting to feel relief. How do I praise myself? What spirit should bring me relief? Oh, sometimes I wonder what else, what turns, what warnings should I have taken heed? What is contentment? Again, and again, what is peace? If I should give myself comfort, i f I should feel content, if I should look deep into eyes and find the depth of my soul, I would say: I have lived my mission. I have connected with my dreams. I have contributed to making a meaningful difference on earth. I have created purpose and a vision for every life I've touched on earth. Cry no more, my children, cry no more, my friends. The saviour has called me home to a place where we shall ...

Written By Venice Jones No one can imagine what they felt. We can only speculate what we think they might have felt. It’s heart-wrenching listening to stories, one after the other, wondering what would’ve been the story today if it never happened. Families all around were shattered. People have scattered. There was a new normal for people who vowed to remain on the island. Twenty-five years and people still talk about the story of the 1995 devastating volcano that shook the island. The place I now choose to call home. My Emerald paradise. May the lives lost continue to breathe on this land, so that my children and their children may experience this beautiful paradise. Imagine, 25 years after, and this vicious beast still plagued us. Twenty-five years and this vicious beast seeks to take the lives of people. This vicious beast is seeking to cause massive destruction. Twenty-five years later, the story told of this devastating volcano. Twenty-five years later, half of the country is st...