Yesterday, I published Black Bermudian Hair β Part Two on Onion Soup.
Read the full piece here: dejonsimmons.substack.com/p/black-berm...
Yesterday, I published Black Bermudian Hair β Part Two on Onion Soup.
Read the full piece here: dejonsimmons.substack.com/p/black-berm...
just signed the petition βLet Young Bermudians Abroad Vote β Support the Absentee Voting Act 2025.β
You can read more and sign the petition here:
c.org/8PnCp6smZm
βThe roots came from the pond.β
Last month, we sat with Mr. Eugene OβConnor Sr., the Kitemaster, who shared how he made thousands of kites and spoke to the values passed through lineage.
I wrote about this moment in Onion Soup: dejonsimmons.substack.com/p/the-roads-...
For #ReadCaribbean Month, here are seven books of creative historical fiction and memoir by Bermudian authors.π
A-YO! A-YO! A-YO?!
What do you see?
A cartoon? A celebration?
Or a sacred symbol stripped of its soul?
My latest Onion Soup essay explores cultural commodification, symbolic erasure, and the politics of representation in Bermudian heritage.
dejonsimmons.substack.com/p/a-yo-a-yo-a-yo
Black Bermudian Hair β Part One.
dejonsimmons.substack.com/p/black-bermudian-hairpart-one #Blacksky #writers
The Future is in your Elders.
Talk with them.
Just dropped a new piece on Onion Soup
This oneβs personal. Let me know how it makes you feel, especially if it reminds you of your own story.
dejonsimmons.substack.com/p/black-bermudian-hairpart-one
On my last revision, I think this might be my best literary work to date.
It's a bit more personal, but I canβt wait to share this piece with you next week.
If you havenβt already, subscribe to Onion Soup so you donβt miss it:
dejonsimmons.substack.com
Deep in the third edit of my book, Beyond Recognition.
It has been a journey of self-discovery over the past few years.
I curated a playlist that carries the spirit of the story as it unfolds.
When the final book is done, a new playlist will drop.
open.spotify.com/playlist/6yB...
If the PLP truly believed in a fairer Bermuda, why wasnβt the election held when most Bermudiansβespecially young votersβcould be present to participate?
dejonsimmons.substack.com/p/a-nation-o... #blacksky #blackwriters #caribbean
A Nation on Auto-Pilot: Processing the 2025 Election (Part 2)
The Politics of Distraction: Memes, Manipulation, and Manufactured Consent
dejonsimmons.substack.com/p/a-nation-o... #Blacksky #Blackwriters #caribbean
New soup to read π§
dejonsimmons.substack.com/p/a-nation-o...
#Blacksky #Blackwriters #substack
After a year and a half, starting from the absolute beginning, Iβve finally caught up on One Pieceβ¦
Now⦠what will this year bring?
As 2024 comes to a close, Iβve been reflecting on the lessons, losses, and layers this year has brought. Take a moment before the New Year to reflect with me plus you can check out my 2024 booklist.
Link: dejonsimmons.substack.com/p/peeling-back-the-year-a-prelude-to
#Booksky #Blacksky
Too many love the title but shy away from the responsibility, and the community suffers and shows its results.
It's oddly feeling very November 2019...
Gotta step back sometimes and just let nature do its thingβ¦
Yup like this eerie silence or vacuum.
My intuition is telling me itβs time to bunker down again. #spideysenses
It kinda feels good to rebuild again, especially from a newer, experienced perspective.
Listening to GNX with the everyday pods, I feel like I need a proper surround-sound dark-lit studio audio setup to fully experience the instrumental ambiance.
Facts lol
That squabble up beat and flow
My Friday def needed and deserved a new Kdot album. ππΎ
Somewhere, as a whole, with social media, communities were displaced or replaced by performance and monetization. Creating this warped, politically correct, and avoidant digital reality
The best thing about here or social media now in general is not having a vast following or audience to βperformβ for especially early on during invite-only.
Is it counterculture that I crave or prefer a small room?