Pomp and Circumstance
The mountains frowned down, blue as her mood, as Mrs Hamilton and her husband drove through the gates of the…
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No, Foot Naa Drop
Road Trip and Fall
All a go on, it look as if they never want me to come. Hey Jermaine, we did plan a…
Have Mercy
Kingston, Jamaica
Hair/Her Emancipation
Listen. Become as quiet as the space between your ribs, so you can learn why trees wear their hair underground.…
fish & Merchant
fish if you see me being swept out to sea, haul me ashore, with net or by hook in…
Things must change
Jared didn’t want to go home. He rather considered walking to the nearby beach and jumping into the water so…
Genuine Human Hair
‘Genuine Human Hair’ was shortlisted for the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. I introduce myself and tell her it’s…
Cash and Carry
'Cash and Carry' was shortlisted for the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.
Transgressions Against the Earth
2020, April: The internet is full of images of emptiness – highways without cars, streets without people, iconic places like…
Cross Words in Lockdown
#WhatIAmDoingWithMyTime
Son-Son’s Birthday
'Son-Son's Birthday' was shortlisted for the 2018 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Kingston, Jamaica: Mi wake up this morning like…
The Sacrifice Zone
The Riverton City Dump
An Elephant in Kingston
'An Elephant in Kingston' was shortlisted for the 2018 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. View the full shortlist here.