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24 Aug 2017

'The Naming of Moths' by Tracy Fells

‘He is my son, I created him.’ Miss Bethan’s words fall softly, like a blessing.

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24 Aug 2017

‘The Sweet Sop’ by Ingrid Persaud

If is chocolate you looking for, and I talking real cheap, then you can’t beat Golden MegaMart Variety & Wholesale Ltd in ...

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24 Aug 2017

'The Sweet Sop' by Ingrid Persaud

If is chocolate you looking for, and I talking real cheap, then you can’t beat Golden MegaMart Variety & Wholesale Ltd in ...

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24 Aug 2017

‘Drawing Lessons’ by Anushka Jasraj

My husband has a mole on his left eyelid that looks like smudged kajal. Moles signify different things depending on the body part.

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24 Aug 2017

‘Who is Like God’ by Akwaeke Emezi

My mother talked about God all the time, as if they were best friends, as if He was borrowing her mouth because maybe He trusted her ...

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24 Aug 2017

'Who is Like God' by Akwaeke Emezi

My mother talked about God all the time, as if they were best friends, as if He was borrowing her mouth because maybe He trusted her ...

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24 Aug 2017

‘The Death of Margaret Roe’ by Nat Newman

Havilah Brown lived on the outskirts of town, blessed with an abundance of land and a paucity of dependents.

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24 Aug 2017

'The Death of Margaret Roe' by Nat Newman

Havilah Brown lived on the outskirts of town, blessed with an abundance of land and a paucity of dependents.

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24 Aug 2017

Speaking of Partition by Rita Kothari

In the summer of 2014 a panel discussion titled “Partitioned Voices, Divided Tongues?” held in Delhi, invited the panellists to think ...

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16 Aug 2017

Swahili – English Translation Project

Building on the 2014-16 Bangla-English Translation Literary project model, Commonwealth Writers partnered with the E&D Readerships ...

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