The holder of the pen

Who Am I? The girls dem sug…okay, seriously:

• Son of the Bronx – uptown, to be exact.

• Child of St. Elizabeth, Jamaica(ns) – people of the soil.

• Boston University (undergrad), Columbia (mba) – concrete learning.

• Professionally, been here, been there – LinkedIn, if you must.

Here’s what I’ll be sharing weekly

Book reviews. Rum reviews. They will occasionally cross paths (books on spirits/rum).

• Wednesdays: Book review

• Fridays: Rum review

Disclaimer: Periodically, I’ll ruminate on other muses – music, fragrances, business, throwbacks, who knows.

Reason for the book reviews

Serves me nothing to hold onto all these words I consume. I hope you can get to every book I review. But if not, I’ll have you walk away with enough to comfortably…want to read the damn book because what do you mean you’re not going to read it?!

Salute to my page-turners, from the prologue to acknowledgments.

There is always a reason for rum, so there will always be reviews

“Rum makes us happy people” – Peter, Appleton Rum Estate Tour Guide (Jan. 3, 2025)

Rum is fascinating; it takes you across the world and through nations’ histories, given its globality, even America ; )

Let's get you interested in rum. I'll chat it up in a unique way. No other spirit encourages socializing (stereotypes notwithstanding) more than the big R.

Sources: Ads of the World x Sid Lee/Yard Agency

And there is nothing more important than engaging with each other deeply while we’re here on this globe. Do the human thing, it’s invigorating.

Pour up and join the journey, as long as you #rumresponsibly.

Source: Melissa Hawkins

I’ll keep it interesting with other rumblings as we go (“and then some”)

Fake philosopher. Biased to NY & east coast hip hop. Dancehall set in motion the ripple that moves the rest of these waves (I kid, it was the Blues). It’ll range, but we’ll always swim back to shore (books + rum).