POTENT Issue #2 - The Women's Issue
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(as part of the series)<br />
SocaMom: It was supposed to be<br />
a play actually, but when I wrote<br />
the story and read it to my mom<br />
and family, they loved it so much<br />
it became a book. Feedback has<br />
been great, but honestly, my favorite<br />
feedback came from my grandmother<br />
when I took a copy to her in St.<br />
Vincent. She is the funniest lady I<br />
know, and I made her laugh. That<br />
was the biggest moment for me. <strong>The</strong><br />
next is “Winston Won’t Go” – also an<br />
Anancy story, but a picture book. I<br />
introduced it this year at the Anancy<br />
Festival, and it will be available in<br />
paper back at the first of the year.<br />
<strong>POTENT</strong>: You’ve interviewed several<br />
Caribbean artists – Fay Ann<br />
Lyons, Iwer George, etc. What<br />
were some memorable moments<br />
from the interviews<br />
SocaMom: Each one was amazing in<br />
its own right. One of my favorites<br />
was the late Bunny Rugs. He was so<br />
encouraging. My son was 12 at the<br />
time, and he was the camera man.<br />
He [Bunny Rugs] could tell he was<br />
nervous, and was so patient with<br />
him. It was great. Another one that<br />
I love is with Skinny Fabulous. He<br />
was incredibly funny, and opened up<br />
about his childhood dream of being a<br />
pilot. That is what I love most about<br />
interviewing people – you find out<br />
that they are really people. When<br />
I hit that perfect question, it is like<br />
hitting the lottery for me. Whenever<br />
<strong>POTENT</strong> Magazine | EIGHTY-NINE
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