My father spoke the Gullah/Geechee language, but I didn't find out until I was an adult.  I had spent my entire childhood in foster care, and I rarely understood the language my father spoke when I lived with him and my mother before I went into foster care.

     When I entered college, I read a novel by brilliant author, Zora Neale Hurston,Their Eyes Were Watching God, and it opened up a new world for me.  Many of the phrases in the novel were identical to things I grew up hearing my father say, such as "Tie yuh mout'," "Don't be actin' so siditty," and "Ah reckon' so!"  I wanted to bring that pidgin to creole language as well as culture back in a modern-day manner, and preserve it, just for myself.

     I write about Gullah/Geechee-infused experiences in standard English.  I also focus on the themes of foster care, family, education, and history. My novels, An Ocean of Jewels, and A Gift To Treasure reflect this.                     Available on Amazon.Com 

a GULLAH/Geechee INFUSION

               Available on Amazon.com

     www.tinyurl.com/AnOceanofJewels           www.tinyurl.com/AGiftToTreasure

.    An Ocean of Jewels (Kindle: $3.99, Paperback $17.95)  ***  A Gift To Treasure (Kindle: $5.99, Paperback: $21.95)