Sensual Prose to Soothe The Mind, Body, and Soul

“How Do I Recover That Which I Have Lost?” by Lushington Garrell is a collection of the author’s insight on love and romance from a woman’s perspective. For example, in the prose, “Oral Kiss,” the author visits the emotions of a woman’s experience of her first kiss. “Who wouldn’t like to moan under pleasure pressure! Don’t kiss too deep; you make my flesh weep for more Of your wet saliva tongue...” “Fabulous” looks at Paula’s date with her beau and what ensued—erotica, sensuality. “Paula came, I met her. When we were in our flower, we were wrapped tight. We wined and dined. We danced on the ballroom floor. I dipped her in my arms, washed her with my undiluted charm. When the night ended, we surrendered in rapid splendor of lavendar scented candle...” “Can’t I Look A Little Sad?” tells the story of a lover a continent away from her love—the sadness, loneliness, and depression she feels. She acknowledges the reasons her lover left and vows that if he returns she would welcome him with open arms. “Bring yourself back closer from the continent where you are far away from me. My eyes have opened wider from where my shallow vision used to be...When you return, bringing yourself from the continent where you are far away from me, my old way will be dismantled, shelved and I will say to you, who was always in my corner, I’m sorry I disappointed you.” Your love will make me do wonders I smile graciously for your second chance.”

Lushington Garrell was born in Kingston, Jamaica and in 1971 as a teenager he immigrated to the United States. His father, Wilfred was the number one graphic artist in Jamaica. His mother, Millicent, was a stay-at-home mother. In school, Garrell could not focus in class. Everything seemed so noisy, even the teacher’s lecture. From this attention deficit disorder he discovered his passion for writing. In 1979 Garrell moved from New York City to Los Angeles, leaving his girlfriend behind--he stayed connected to her by writing novel-length letters to her—from that his desire for writing a book increased, hence “How Do I Recover What I Have Lost?”