SHE opened her eyes and gasped as though suddenly awakening from a deep slumber. It was dark and quiet, a

PART III AND one day, not long after, she did see him at the Bourda market. He was helping two

PART II SHE felt a little fear, not sure who it was, but she had been living literally imprisoned and

PART 1 Tassa drums. SOUNDS from a culture with a rich history of dance; its tempo of passion and scintillating

THE drive from the airport, miles upon miles into the countryside past lush, green landscapes, expansive rice fields and coconut

IT was night, not quite dark, for the moon was partially hidden in the clouds, its soft, golden light flirting

…and the soldiers stood at attention, saluting their superior officer, the lieutenant-general, as she entered the room, in the uniform

A LITTLE girl in her pink floral dress, skipped around the garden–bare-footed — with her little basket, picking flowers and

UNDER the shade of a flambouyant tree in the neighbourhood park he sat, his pencil moving with a slow, smooth

A COLD night in November. Jamal wrapped his arms around his small body for warmth as he stared out his