The Sound of a Tree Falling...

For years I swore I never would. But now my life has changed.

Who said I couldn't be flexible?

Welcome to my first blog.

Who am I?

Lisa Allen-Agostini, 34, mother of two delightful young women, from Trinidad & Tobago, Morvant-born, Diego Martin resident.

Mostly, I'm a writer.

I have my first novel coming out in April (The Chalice Project, Macmillan Caribbean) and a second book due in August (Trinidad Noir, Akashic Books, co-edited with Jeanne Mason).

By day I'm the mild-mannered communications manager for the Anthony N Sabga Caribbean Awards for Excellence. 

I also write for various publications, chiefly the Trinidad Guardian, Caribbean Airlines Caribbean Beat Magazine and the Caribbean Review of Books

I have resisted blogging because I always found it so much navel gazing... but I have to admit there are some I like very much, like Keifel Agostini's (my ex-husband),  Raymond Ramcharitar's (former colleague at the Trinidad Express) and Jeremy Taylor's (publisher of both above-named magazines but I'm not sucking up, I swear!). There are others but I'll talk about them later. Maybe.

So that's me.

And these are my wonderful girls.

Hope I'll be around a great deal and for a long time.

Lise