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The School Pet

May 5, 2013April 12, 2014 Dwight Thompson 9 Comments Asoko Asoko, EMAIL, free short stories, Hajimemashite Good, Kocho Sensei, Kyoto Sensei, Matsumoto Sensei, POEM, PROVERB, SHORT, So Yagi, STORY, USE

In the second week of April a goat came to the school. It was escorted in a small blue van, with

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Dotty

December 20, 2012January 21, 2014 Dwight Thompson 10 Comments Aunt Pearl, Eh Miss Daisy, EMAIL, Mama Dotty, Miss Esmie, Montego Bay, POEM, Police Station, PROVERB, SHORT, STORY

Whenever you asked Dotty, “Dotty, how Miss Esmie?” She always said, “She all right, me taking care of her.” And

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Citizens of the Park (Segmented Story)

October 22, 2012January 21, 2014 Dwight Thompson 4 Comments book, Cat Lady, EMAIL, English Speaker, Hiroshima City, Kingdom Hall, OWN, POEM, PROVERB, SHORT, STORY, World War

The Peace Memorial Park is Hiroshima City’s main attraction. It is dedicated to the memory of those who died during

Uncle Boysie’s Speech

October 2, 2012October 2, 2012 Dwight Thompson 0 Comments beer, Nine Night

At the Nine Night celebration for Papa’s death people were busy eating and drinking and mourning and gossiping—not exactly in

Mary’s Baby

September 22, 2012May 14, 2013 Dwight Thompson 0 Comments Aunt Pearl, Brother Desmond, Immaculate Conception, Mad Mary

At Sunday Service when Pastor said, “And Mary could find no room in the Inn to rock her baby to

The Speech Contest

September 21, 2012January 21, 2014 Dwight Thompson 4 Comments Dan Sensei, EMAIL, Japan, Japanese English, Montego Bay, Ocho Rios, OWN, POEM, SHORT, speech for students, STORY, Sumimasen Gommenasai, Ueda Sensei, USE

I arrived for the speech contest an hour before it began. I was one of four judges; the other three