Kadinechristie - Kadine Christie - Author, Writer, Speaker, Creator

DISTURBING POSSIBILITIES

DIFFICULT POSSIBILITIES, ISLAND FOODS, JAMAICAN DINNERS, SUMMER DINNERSAugust 6, 2020241Views 0Likes 1Comment

Ron, an otherwise abled-bodied gentleman, bagged my groceries at the market. He smiled at me when the scanner went off and, when he picked up the first item to place it in the bag, he announced it with the modulation of a well-trained radio announcer. The scanner beeped and Ran announced: Green bananas Plantains Cabbage…

List

Authors, Black Authors, Books, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Chimamanda_ Adichie, Chinua Achebe, Diversity, Homeschool, Reading ListJuly 22, 2020244Views 0Likes 0Comments

I was stressed about homeschooling a high schooler. I watched one too many youtube videos and read one too many books. I had new stressors and a new vocabulary --- core classes, credits, electives, and transcripts. I was pushed over the edge when the typical 9th-grade reading list lacked diversity. I was overwhelmed. …

Power

Children, Healing, Life, Marriage, Mindful Living,, Mindfulness, Moments, Motherhood, Sisterhood, Small wondersJuly 17, 2020358Views 0Likes 1Comment

I was sitting outside, editing, when Zuri opened the door with a petrified look on her face. “Mommy, Zahara burned herself.” I dropped my computer on the chair and ran behind my daughter into the kitchen. The stove was still on and a funky-looking funnel cake was burning in the pot. An orange…

THE OTHER LANGUAGE

Black Mothers, Family, Mindfulness, Moments, Small wondersJuly 5, 2020235Views 0Likes 0Comments

The quaking — the deep, piercing, pushing into my back told my body it was time. It was time for the being in my belly to come into this world of dark and light. I printed the letters of my name on the registration form … and the contractions stopped the ink from flowing. I…

Cairn

Black Lives, Black Struggles, friendship, Life, Moments, Race, Small wonders, Stories, White PrivilegeJuly 4, 2020274Views 0Likes 0Comments

We drove ten hours to visit friends in the mountains. The first night, within the first three hours, the subject of white privilege created rapids between us. Our opposing stance ripped us apart -- rocks, cliffs, and rough waters divided us. We were far apart -- on the cliffs, falling, hitting our heads against rocks…

I’ve been dancing

Black Lives, Black Struggles, Mindfulness, Nature, Places, Simple Living, Small wonders, WritingJuly 1, 2020255Views 0Likes 2Comments

I received an email from a friend recently, and the subject line came in a form of question. Where are you? She noticed I have been MIA. I haven’t posted on Instagram, or Facebook. I haven’t returned text, phone calls, or emails and I haven’t written or sent out my weekly blog post. I responded.…