Sojourner's Sojourns: Writing Portfolio

Welcome to my writing room!

Dappling mostly in short form fiction and travel narratives, my work has made appearances both in print and online.

Print:

" Connecting With Africa" - December 2007 (Issue No.5-6), About Time Magazine
Contributing Writer - About Time Magazine (2000-2007)

Online:

Staff Writer-"The Upstarter" www.theupstarter.com
Contributing Writer TravMonkey.com
Contributing Writer Fiction "Long Story Short" www.alongstoryshort.net (http://www.alongstoryshort.net/serendip.html and http://www.alongstoryshort.net/onehundredlegs.html)
"The Door of No Return"- May 2008 Pilot Guides www.pilotguides.com/community/travel_writers/ghana_door_no_return.php

*Spring 2009 Cave Canem Writing Across Boundaries workshop grant recipient

Readings/Events:

Sunday, October 17, 2010
3-5pm
Zora's House
315 4th Ave btwn 3rd and 2nd streets
Park Slope, Brooklyn

Apothecary Products

Welcome:
Drawing from the time honored traditions of Ayurveda and African Shamanic healing, everything created in the apothecary is all natural (we use certified organic ingredients when possible and never use chemicals and additives), hand made, and blessed with Reiki healing energy.

Our Ingredients:

Shea butter comes from the nuts of the Shea Nut Tree (Mangifolia) endemic to the savannahs of Central and West Africa. Noted for it’s healing properties, shea butter has been used for centuries in Africa. The rich creamy butter has a multitude of uses that has led to its emerging popularity in the West. Shea butter is one of nature’s most effective moisturizes due to its fatty acids and high content of vitamins A and E.
-Antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties
-Protects skin from environmental and free-radical damage
- Contains cinnamic acid resulting in a natural sunscreen agent (approx spf 6)
-Heals blemishes, itching, sunburns, eczema and wrinkles

Olive oil is the purest fat available. Extra-virgin olive oil is the best quality olive oil as it comes from the very first pressing of the olives. Delicate, moisturizing and easily absorbed into the skin, olive oil was meant to anoint the body.
-Softens cuticles
-Excellent scalp moisturizer
-Moisturizes the skin
-Great massage oil
-Can double as a shaving cream
-Excellent lip moisturizer

Lavender essential oil is extracted directly from the fresh flowers of the lavender plant. Lavender has a rich floral scent that has been savored for centuries. Lavender is by nature, anti-fungal, anti-septic, anti-depressant, calming, deodorizing, rejuvenating, immune system enhancing, anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial.
- Treats skin irritations, acne, burns, and infections
- Treats insomnia
- Calms anxiety
- Reduces fatigue
- Treats headaches

Our Products:

Lavender Body Oil
Enjoy this light fragrant moisturizing oil. Perfect after a long hot shower or during a massage. Organic extra-virgin olive oil is infused with lavender flowers and pure essential oil of lavender. Therapeutic, aromatic and calming, the lavender body oil provides balance and peace. This product can be used daily in place of a lotion.

Vata Butter
Savor in this thick moisturizing aromatic blend designed especially to balance Vata constitutions. Creamy shea butter is blended with Jojoba, bergamot, geranium and lavender. This product can be used daily as a lotion.

Pitta Butter
Relish in this cooling velvety butter designed especially to balance Pitta constitutions. Creamy shea butter is blended with turmeric, coconut oil, jojoba, bergamot, geranium, lavender, jasmine and vanilla. This product can be used daily as a lotion.

Kapha Butter
Liberate yourself in this invigorating and spicy blend of shea butter, jojoba, cinnamon, lavender, ylang-ylang, ginger and jasmine. This product can be used daily as a lotion.

Vata Butter