“Lost At Sea” by John Mancini
Tommy was pointing out the sights of Montego Bay, shouting to be heard above the rumble of the boat’s engine as it navigated out of the crowded harbor, but Deb wasn’t listening…
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“The Silk-Cotton Tree” by Jean Wolfersteig
As usual, Deadman has left me a car at the airport, and, for the first time since Irma hit, I bump along the rutted streets of Road Town.
“Ilyeana” by Sharon Millar
When the young soucouyant first realised there was a baby growing in her, she held the thought in her head tightly, boxing it in the same way you might wrap a pastelle: fold one side over and seal before folding the other side . . .
“Albert and the La Diablesse” by Robin Montano
Albert was cross with himself. He had left Annabelle’s home far too late, at 9:30 in the evening and now faced the long ride back to St. Joseph from Arima in the dark . . .
“Viv’s Revenge . . . Or How the Douen Came to Love Herself” by Debra Providence
“J’Ouvert morning is when the angels and demons dance,” PaPa had said. His words were on a loop in Viv’s head as she made her way through the crowds on Back Street in Kingstown. Daylight had caught the night, melting dark tendrils until they turned grey . . .
“The Pappyon Caper” by Eleanor Simon
The airport was abuzz with travelers. After a year of performing for audiences who shouted “yes” to their Haitian music, Pappyon, Neg Mawan, Yatande and Zilibo—known as The Haitian Cats—were going on vacation . . .
“My Zombie Ex-Girlfriend and Me” by Geoffrey Philp
You might think that she was a monster, but she really wasn’t . . .
“The Churile of Sugarcane Valley” by Vashti Bowlah
It was rumored that Miss Neela’s spirit roams through the village in the dead of the night with her fetus wrapped in her arms . . .