Posts by Stephen

The fisherman

Posted on Mar 29, 2013 | 0 comments

The fisherman

Troy turned around and followed the dirt path that led down to the sea. Two men toiled under the generous shade of a majestic old tree, fashioning a lobster trap from netting and whittled branches. Troy turned off the engine and he and I got out. By now we had our routine down pat. In patois he told the men we were looking for people named Crooks…They answered, and Troy translated.   Follow the road past the cemetery, they told us, past the store. Share...

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In Henrietta’s garden

Posted on Mar 29, 2013 | 0 comments

In Henrietta’s garden

We had driven back down to Henrietta’s cottage, triumphant in the afterglow of finding the tomb. We ate ackee, cut fresh from one of Henrietta’s trees. Share...

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The Cove

Posted on Mar 29, 2013 | 0 comments

The Cove

I thought of the many eyes before mine that had gazed out over those waters, the desperate souls who had lived in shacks by this shimmering sea, longing for a homeland that lay on a distant shore. Share...

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