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  • Consider the screever
  • Biographical fiction
  • The author explains how he came to give up his “… comparatively secure and carefree life of a screever ( a pavement artist)” to become a scribe – one who writes little pieces for the newspaper. None of this would have happened if he had not been...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • Consider the screever
  • Biographical fiction
  • The author explains how he came to give up his “… comparatively secure and carefree life of a screever ( a pavement artist)” to become a scribe – one who writes little pieces for the newspaper. None of this would have happened if he had not been...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • A Pot of Cyclamen
  • Life ; Philosophy
  • The author purchases a pot of bright flame-coloured flowers to help lessen the austerity of the grey London weather, and to remind him of his home country where the landscape seems eternally drenched in sunlight. This simple act affords him the...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • Jazz under the stars
  • City and urban life
  • On a lonely walk home in the dark Silver encounters many disturbing city scenes: the police hunting down and killing Rags, a well known criminal; a woman shot down by unknown assailants as she spoke about political matters; and Babu meeting...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • Start of something again
  • Man-woman relationship; Interpersonal relations; Hurricanes
  • Duckett and Silver meet regularly at their favourite restaurant to talk about art and politics as the city grows restless in the aftermath of a devastating hurricane. During this time, Silver is flirting dangerously with a married woman right...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • Storm Warning
  • Hurricanes
  • A hurricane is approaching and already the heavy rains are causing physical destruction and severe hardship for the people. For example, Silver has a terrible toothache and because of the storm he is unable to get to the dentist; Pinkie, desperate...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • Spotlight Vol.22 No.6 1961
  • Caribbean Area-Periodicals; Caribbean Area-Economic conditions; Caribbean Area-Politics and government-20th century; Caribbean Area-Social conditions; Aluminum industry and trade; Art and society
  • Monthly news magazine of Jamaica and the Caribbean
  • Newspapers - Spotlight
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  • Spotlight Vol.11 No.12 1950
  • Caribbean Area-Periodicals; Caribbean Area-Economic conditions; Caribbean Area-Politics and government-20th century; Caribbean Area-Social conditions; Christianity-Caribbean Area; Art, Caribbean
  • Monthly news magazine of Jamaica and the Caribbean
  • Newspapers - Spotlight

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