Jumah ChaguanSwimming at 40Laughter crashed with the waves. Boys waited in the water to jump over the crests. Others showed their patience on boogie boards. A teenage…Aug 23, 20171Aug 23, 20171
Jumah ChaguanThe Canopy After the StormI’m soaked now. The light breeze makes me move back and forth. The rain has dampened my smooth bark. My roots were able to drink for hours…Aug 5, 2017Aug 5, 2017
Jumah ChaguanPigeons Over the BarricadesIn spring times, I see the world in hyper color. Then….months later I wake and exhale monochorome.Aug 5, 2017Aug 5, 2017
Jumah ChaguaninFiction HubDRIVEOr how to write in a carnal style about driving to get rid of the blues.Nov 21, 2016Nov 21, 2016
Jumah ChaguanAn Unlikely Obituary: A MemotuaryI realize that obits are not my forte. Instead, I much rather write a memotuary; a recollection of memories about someone who sleeps…Oct 6, 2015Oct 6, 2015
Jumah ChaguanPhiladelphia’s Iconic Italian Market Transformed by Influx of Mexican MigrantsMany people first glimpsed the Italian Market on 9th Street in Philadelphia when a has-been boxer named Rocky Balboa used to go running…Aug 24, 2015Aug 24, 2015