by Charity Lee Jennings | Mar 23, 2017
After we returned to our city of millions, where nature has been hacked away and replaced by fields of high-rises, I pulled out my paints and brought back the beauty, the peace, of Penang. Here’s my painting. Click the image to see it full screen. Did you see Ocean...
by Charity Lee Jennings | Mar 17, 2017
Have you read Route 101? I already miss Penang: a place to explore, a place to rest.
by Charity Lee Jennings | Mar 9, 2017
Palms reach toward high-rises that hide the view of the sea. Flora sprawls across lawns and creeps between houses – their backdrop: hills of uninhabited jungle. All is new and invigorating. I approach the first bus stop. A man lounges on the bench in island fashion. I...
by Charity Lee Jennings | Mar 2, 2017
Though care and trouble may be mine, As down life’s path I roam, I’ll heed them not while still I have A world of love at home. ~J.J. Reynolds Have you read My Hiding Place – Part 1? Mr. I pulled his chair so it was touching mine and sat. I shifted away. If this...
by Charity Lee Jennings | Feb 23, 2017
Peace — that was the other name for home. ~Kathleen Norris The man behind me leaned his body into mine. I shifted, trying to make the ascent more bearable but bumped the woman in front. Someone else stood at my side. You are in my space. I wanted to shout it out....