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THE WEAVE DILEMMA

January 20, 2014February 15, 2014 Michelle Bradshaw 1 Comment FLYING, FOOD, QUEEN, SCHOOL, WEAVE

And so it came to pass dat in di fuss month of di year of our Lord 2014, dat di

Portia Smpson her majesty funny jokes about Portia Simpson prime minister

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The Unattended Queen

January 13, 2014January 13, 2014 Arlene Graham 0 Comments Greece, Jamaica, ORIGINAL, OWN, POEM, PROVERB, SHORT, STORY

And it came to pass in that at a great festival in the west the Minister of Misinformation answered a

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Hold on, the stars are about to change

January 8, 2014January 21, 2014 CJ Thompson 0 Comments Dresden Files, EMAIL, Harry Dresden, Karrin Murphy, PD, PLEASE, POV, SHORT, STORY

Author’s note: I’m not sure how many of you are fans of Jim Butcher’s the Dresden Files, but I’ve been

story that took place in St. Ann Jamaica

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A youth called Brownskin – A life of missed opportunities and mistakes in rural St. Ann

December 24, 2013March 29, 2014 Winston Donald 6 Comments EMAIL, Jamaica, Miss Enid, OWN, Pa Crothes, POEM, PROVERB, SHORT, US, USA, USE

Gloom and sorrow shrouded the chilly air of the February 1981 morn. The shrubbery , wet from the overnight due

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Pickney Experiences

September 21, 2013January 21, 2014 Tasha Kaye Leslie 2 Comments EMAIL, Hello Mam, Miss Lee, OWN, POEM, PROVERB, SHORT, STORY, USE

Hello Mam! Can I get $20 to go home please said the cold quivery child, a popular verse learnt at

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GSAT: Category Six Storm Sweeping Jamaica

July 22, 2013June 19, 2015 Vanessa Francis 6 Comments EMAIL, GSAT, Jamaica, OWN, POEM, STORY

The day started out deceptively like any other. It was the day of reckoning. It was the day grade six

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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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Who’s Loving you Now?

March 21, 2013January 21, 2014 Krisann H 6 Comments cover, dinner a love story, EMAIL, emo love stories, hot love story, Jerk Sam, OWN, POEM, PROVERB, short love stories, STORY, USE

It was very hard for Sandy to keep herself from screaming, at the unfairness of it all. How could Sam

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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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Belief Kills and Belief Cures

October 28, 2012May 17, 2014 Nicardo McLean 7 Comments Aunty Mavis, EMAIL, England, Lawd Jesus, Mommy Erica, OWN, PROVERB, SHORT, SOS, STORY, USE, Woooooieee Mi

The huge red hand-print on little Angela’s right jaw stared accusingly at Marcia as she sat and listened to the child’s tale

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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

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Phone Number Exchange: A True Story

October 22, 2012November 26, 2014 Mojiba Romanetti 0 Comments CHANGING, EGOS, EMAIL, EVER, EXCHANGE, GOLD, Misery Loves Company, Mojiba Romanetti, NOTHING, PHONE, POEM, PROVERB, SHORT, short love stories, STORY, USE

I met a young man, at the Bob Marley Museum on Hope Road, recently in October 2012. When Ric asked

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The Living Dead

October 6, 2012February 25, 2017 Horace Mills 0 Comments BB, DEAD, Dear Yardie, DRUM, EMAIL, Horace Mi, KILLED, OWN, POEM, SHORT, SMH, STORY, USE

Dear Yardie, I have lost interest. I no longer feel the urge to finger my keyboard. The reason I did

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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