I have never known excitement until I read a book in the wee hours of the morning.I could feel it traveling up my spine at the mere mention of characters eagerly evolving. That I have never met, but have won my heart and soul a thousand times over I should be rational about this, but have…
Author: Joy Nibbs
I love food, psychology, neuroscience, writing, and community. I have two poetry collections; "Ramblings" and "Lilacs at Dawn". Tea Drinker | Spice Maker | Writer of Poems and Psychology Things
The Get-Well Tea of The Flu Season
If a Jamaican offers you a cup of tea when you are sick, be sure of two things. One, it will make you feel better, and two, it might taste horrible. That being said, I want to offer you the get-well tea of the flu season. Ingredients The will of a bull to actually drink…
Rebellious tranquility
Like rain falling on a Wednesday morningThe urge to rebel rises like smoke from a fireWithout warning, it leaves me, floating about Lost memories refusing to remain lost foreverA rebellion starts in my bones before it overtakes meMade of the wishes of those who knew me best Has a rebellion ever felt this peaceful?
I have achieved hell-level chronic pain
Not everyone can have the trifecta of pain delivered all at once. But since I am an overachiever and a perfectionist, I managed to achieve a combination of three different sources of pain without trying. The last time I was in that much pain was in August. Let me tell you what happened to start…
Queries of Concern
Queries of Concern Mother sits at her sewing machine and questions the worldShe attaches a button, then a zipper, and the seams of a dressThere she sits and counts the stitches between each frill Mother frowns, counting again the number she should rememberBut she doesn’t seem to hold them in her mind as she once…
Sunday Self Care: It’s Okay If You’re Not Celebrating Today
The holiday season isn’t always a happy one. I used to celebrate Christmas each year, but now it is just another day when the world is quiet for a few hours. At first, I felt guilty, and thought to myself, maybe I should have made an effort to get together with friends or see my…
Christmas Eve Sake Sugar Cookies
This recipe makes about 20 cookies, with half of them being “test subjects” and Santa eating the rest. This recipe and all my recipes are made without a stand mixer or machine because I don’t have them. Ingredients Instructions
A Prodigal’s Return
A Prodigal’s Return Returning has never been so hard The gifts. The cheer. The laughter. I feel as if I don’t belong here.
No Knead Parmesan Italian Spice Bread
I am a bread lover, and this is by far my favorite bread to make. This recipe also allowed me to capture a friend’s stomach for life. Ingredients 3 cups of All-purpose Flour (You can use bread flour if you have it.) 1 tbsp of Olive Oil 2 tsp of Honey 2 tsp of Salt…
Ordinary soul for sale
Ordinary soul for sale I must have closed my eyes at the signLooked away and doubted what stood before meMy soul was for sale, and it was ordinary Not great and wild like a wolfNot free and loud like a birdBut ordinary as if to discredit me There must have been a mistakeI live my…
Spice and Nice 