Seven Skeletons

In 2014, the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas (NAGB) mounted " Creation's Grace ," a Minnis Family Retrospective featuring Ward's father, celebrated Bahamian artist Eddie Minnis. It also included his sisters, Nicole and Shan and Eddie's son-in-law Ritchie Eyma. Ward was not invited. Not contacted. Not included. In this episode Ward finally has the conversation he was owed – interviewing the thr...

Ward explores the strange ways he is left out of Minnis family projects — and uncovers a pattern of “reverse nepotism” implemented by the family and reinforced by the Bahamian art community itself. What emerges is a quiet system operating in the background, hiding in plain sight. Transcript: Bahamian Conspiracy Theory Original Painting:   Pedestrian Crossing Poem: Meditation on Shit Facebook:...

Jehovah’s Witnesses may seem harmless, but the trauma they create —through shunning, coercion, failed prophecies, and hidden abuses — is anything but. In this bonus episode, Ward steps back from the family story to explain the wider system: a high-control group facing global scrutiny while making only cosmetic changes to survive. He outlines why former members’ stories aren’t “family disputes,” wh...

What does it cost a family to spend their entire lives as hard-core Jehovah’s Witnesses? In this episode, Ward traces the choices his father and sisters made under the weight of doctrine — from abandoned opportunities to stifled creativity — and asks what was lost, what was gained, and what will never be recovered. Transcript: House Arrest and Daydreams Poem:   Final Confession Facebook:  Art...

What happens when your family treats you like you no longer exist? In this episode, Ward recounts life after disfellowshipping: the strained interventions, the silence from parents and sisters, and the rare exceptions that only deepened the wounds. It’s the story of being shunned, haunted by the past, and learning to live as a ghost among the living. Transcript: 3: My life as a Ghost Poem:   Chang...

From child baptism to public shaming, Ward traces the path that led to his disfellowshipping from the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Along the way he unpacks the trauma of being cast out — and reveals the core belief that makes the religion a cult. Transcript:  2: Using the ‘C’ word Responsibly Poem:   Foregone Conclusion Poem:   Dinghy to Hell Facebook:  Article teaser that only contains the open...

Ward retraces the origins of his family’s commitment to the Jehovah’s Witnesses, by exploring his father, Eddie Minnis’ backstory and conversion. Along the way, weaving personal history with religious context, he uncovers how faith shaped their choices and futures — and ends with a conclusion that challenges everything he was raised to believe. Transcript: 1: The Truth about the Truth  Facebo...

The Seven Skeletons saga begins with the refusal to remove Ward from "Ting an’ Ting," the documentary about his father, Eddie Minnis. Misrepresented in the final cut, Ward takes matters into his own hands — telling his story on his own terms. Transcript: Intro: Closet Full of Bones to Pick Facebook Post: Only contains the intro paragraphs , but there is more discussion in the comments here. Origin...