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Monday, August 11, 2008

Religion In Pirate's Wells (Short Story) Part 1b

Darrel slide his fat self over to me, thumbs in his belt. “Corn lookin’ fine I must say, comin’ along good?” “Umhum.” I say. Put my hands on my hips and stretch out my back, where it’s tight from bending low all morning. Bastard most pop his eyes out they sockets looking at my breasts rise. Me and Franklin never had any children, never had a reason to lose the shape I brought to the island, the shape he admired so much that first day. “Lord knows you women work hard enough. Guess we ga’ have a... Sign in to see full entry.

Religion In Pirate's Wells (Short Story) Part 1a

I Sun come down strong ‘bout ten. Toilin’ in the tall corn in my rocky field, where the treacherous ground looking to twist my swollen ankles and throw me down, bust up my heavy lips and broad nose with brittle, sharp honeycomb rocks. Heat beat down, hour ’pon hour, till nothing can stand straight no more, except the stalks. Bugs out here too, buzzing and fussing, busy with molesting us. Mosquitoes, horseflies, sand fleas, other bitin’ bugs I don’t even know the name of, waiting on us. Waiting... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, August 8, 2008

Rise of The Golden Queen - (Novel Excerpt)

Prolog The wide road out of Natal City had long since narrowed into a rugged track, barely passable for a horse and wagon in good weather. Now, in the dead of winter it proved all but impossible for the man and his rangy mount. Trees, ancient and thick bowled, crowded the road; their leafless branches arching over head, interlocking like the skeletal fingers of countless ancient hands. Roots hidden under the snow made footing treacherous and the dark shadows cast by the woods were ripe with the... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Three Funerals (Short Story)

This short story comes out of a writers workshop held in July 2008 at The Hub, a cross media gallery in the heart of Nassas Bahamas. The workshop was faclitated by Ms. Helen Klonaris a professor of Fine Arts and Literature. Workshop Assignment 3 Three Funerals Outside the window the harsh drone of cicadas peaked in a crescendo that set the leaves on the trees around the farmhouse rattling. The too sweet scent of sugar and coconut boiling over low fire snaked through the humid, summer air and... Sign in to see full entry.

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