Driving in my sneakers is a mix of comfort, style, and a nod to my father’s preparedness lessons. From the Virgin Islands to 2026, this habit has evolved, but the importance of being ready has stayed with me.
Category Archives: Family Stories
The Ferry Was Never Just Transportation
Reflections on being featured in Growing Up in the Caribbean There are moments in life that make you pause and look back at your journey with a new appreciation. Recently, I had the honor of being interviewed by Keshia Prince-Anderson for her Growing Up in the Caribbean series. Her article, The Infrastructure of Love City:ContinueContinue reading “The Ferry Was Never Just Transportation”
The Questions I Never Got to Ask My Father
By DeJongh “Dee” Wells Dee with his parents, Alecia & Winston Wells, in 1984, at Hawksnest Beach, St. John, VI. I don’t remember exactly what we talked about that day at Hawksnest Beach. I was eleven years old. It was the summer of 1984. The water behind us was the kind of turquoise that doesn’tContinueContinue reading “The Questions I Never Got to Ask My Father”
