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    • Pepperpot Vol. 11, No. 8, 1968

    • Pepperpot Vol. 11, No. 8, 1968
    • Jamaican literature-20th century; Jamaica-Literary collections; Jamaica-Social life and customs-20th century-Fiction
    • A magazine depicting mainly the personal and lighter side of Jamaica
    • Pepperpot
    • Pan-Africanism — Ethical Challenges

    • Pan-Africanism — Ethical Challenges
    • Pan-Africanism; Haiti-Politics and government; Grenada-Politics and government; South Africa-Politics and government; Jamaica-Social conditions; South Africa. Truth and Reconciliation Commission-History; Truth commissions-Haiti; Truth...
    • This paper features individuals who have been champions of Pan-Africanism and black power empowerment. It looks briefly at the political crisis in Haiti, Grenada, and South Africa and crime and violence in Jamaica. It also examines the factors that...
    • Rupert Lewis Collection
    • The gold brick

    • The gold brick
    • Love stories
    • Isabel lost her heart to Peter who is always making promises he never keeps-the worst possibly was asking her to plan their wedding in his absence and then not turning up. Despite his frequent lapses and her family and friend’s disapproval, Isabel...
    • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
    • The Broken Fence

    • The Broken Fence
    • Love stories ; Friendship
    • Luke, Tass and Joe, three old men, reminisce about their past lives as they work together to mend not only the broken down farm fence, but also their dysfunctional relationship caused mainly by their youthful passion for the same woman who...
    • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
    • The little punk

    • The little punk
    • Courage ; Violence
    • Pinkie, the small bodied underdog, defiantly stands up to Jim, a hulk of a man who could easily beat him to a pulp. The unequal battle saw Jim trouncing the unresisting Pinkie whose courage wins the day, and the girl. On the other hand, Jim, by...
    • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
    • The white cockerel

    • The white cockerel
    • Love stories ; Man-woman relationships ; Loss
    • Martie experiences a mix strange of powerful and liberating emotions as she prepares to kill the white cockerel for the family’s meal. Her recent amorous encounter with the foreman of public works has changed her from a mere girl with romantic...
    • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
    • The Witch

    • The Witch
    • Obeah ; Witchcraft ; Loneliness
    • Old Mother Beck, the village obeah woman, is feared by all and loved by none. The villagers resort to her to regain their lost love, to cast spells on their rivals, and to compel others to do their will. She survives on what they pay her and so she...
    • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
    • The talking tree

    • The talking tree
    • Aging ; Death
    • Grandfather told others about the cotton tree that talked because of the spirits that lived in it, but few listened and none took him seriously. Only with his little granddaughter, Naomi, was he able to share his rambling vision of going one day to...
    • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
    • Tig

    • Tig
    • Love stories ; Dogs
    • Consumed with desire for the lovely and seemingly unattainable girl of his dreams, the boy takes out his frustration on his pet dog, Tig, by pummeling the animal with his fists. Despite the undeserved attack, Tig remains loyally at his master’s...
    • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
    • The Prophet

    • The Prophet
    • Religion ; Man-woman relationships
    • The prophet announced to his followers that he was going to fly and commanded them all to sell their properties, bring the money to him and come to the settlement at the top of the mountain to await his flight to heaven. All seemed to be going well...
    • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
    • Toward harvest

    • Toward harvest
    • Mothers ; Family relationships
    • The mother of six children ponders the joys and the challenges of motherhood amidst the domestic routines of life. Her later exclusion her daughter’s world brings pain but eventually the bond between mother and daughter is restored. These events...
    • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
    • The reaping

    • The reaping
    • Love stories
    • Lilian and Henry are madly in love but likely to ruin their relationship due to the folly of youth. It takes wise old Uncle Silas, drawing on his own experiences, to open their eyes to some of the realities of life and set them firmly on the right...
    • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles

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