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childhood folklore

Parchment-style artwork of douen spirits and a child in a Trinidad folktale forest.

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 family yards and dusk arrived softly, a woman lived with memories she rarely spoke aloud. Years earlier, she had given birth to twin boys who lived only briefly. They died before they could be christened, and

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