Innocence and the Douen’s Playground
Innocence lingered in the quiet village long after grief had settled there. Nestled near Moruga, where the guava forest thickened at the edge of
Hubris and the Man Who Counted the Stars
Hubris ruled the thoughts and speech of St. Clair long before it destroyed his fortune. In the fertile plains of Trinidad, where cane fields
Respect and the River Mumma’s Comb
Respect was the quiet law that governed the Arima River long before men tried to master it. Among the fishermen who traveled its banks,
The Golden Tooth Greed
Greed sat like a second shadow over the small rural village, and nowhere was it darker than in the shop owned by a man
The Girl Who Married a Jumbie Bird
In the hills and forest edges of old Jamaica, where the boundary between the living and the spirits was never fixed, there lived a
Anansi Tries to Hoard All Sense
Long ago, when animals spoke and lessons walked openly among people, Anansi the spider believed himself cleverer than all others. He was known across
The Golden Shirt, the Silver Shirt, and the Leaden Shirt
In the days when kings ruled by custom and word traveled faster than horses, there lived a powerful king whose only child was a
The Greedy Woman and the Monkey Liver
Long ago, when animals still listened closely to the ways of people, there lived a woman whose heart was weighed down by fear and
Anansi and the Cowitch Vines
In the days when animals spoke and wit could weigh more than strength, Anansi the spider lived by his clever tongue and restless hunger
The Mother Who Sold Her Daughter to the Lwa
In the hard years when hunger lingered like a shadow over the land, there lived a woman whose poverty pressed upon her more heavily
