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                                         Going to the Bushes to Cut Firewood                           List of Stories  in this collection Christmas Love- Will Debra and her friend fall into the same trap as they did three years ago? Dougal’s Luck- Dougal lost his boss’s money through carelessness. He is at a loss to know how he will repay the man his money. To make matters worse his boss is threatening to sue him. The Big Steal- Mendis and his friends are threatening to go on a robbery spree, targeting several villages. Never Tired-Why were Never and Biggerton at each other’s throat so often? The Trouble with the Mc Farlanes-   What was really the problem with the Mc Farlanes? They seemed to take to trouble like a duck to water. The Highflyers- Man felt that he was being tricked by his friend and former associate. False Papers-What could be wrong why the teacher wanted nobody from his school to attend his father’s funeral? The Boy who ate the Ghost Bird-

                                                               Waiting to Cross the Bridge                                             Short summary of stories The Forgiving- Alton is at a loss to know why he was fired.   At the latest staff appraisal his immediate boss had said that he was doing a good job. Spoils from the Hurricane-The latest Hurricane had provided opportunities for Junklin and his friends. But had it? Examination Blues-Was there a reason why Cora couldn’t pass her examinations at her local school? The Breadfruit Feast-Was Berbice up to the task of defeating Bagda in the eating contest? What’s in a Nickname- Why did a grown man get so worked up over a nickname? The Crab-tree Gang- Schoolboys run a protection racket at their school. Baxter’s Folly-What was the reason why Clem Baxter sold off his properties so cheaply? This collection is on Amazon.com

This collection of short stories, Going into the Hills to Teach is available on Amazon.com as a paperback and a Kindle book. Here is a list of the stories followed by a short summary. The Money vault- After robbing the bank's vault, Dex becomes a serial killer. Miss Della's Radio-Miss Della nearly lives to regret accommodating her brother and her nephew for one night. The Robber Gamblers-Gamblers get into the habit of being poor losers. The Fraudulent Contractor-Some contractors don't like to settle their bills.Three times a Loser-Will Cora be tricked by a man for a third time? If you win don't lose it.- Will Raquel fall prey to her baby fathers after they heard that she had won thousands of dollars? The Absconding Boyfriend- Why did Jeanie lend Jack so much money? The False Bike Messenger- Was Westin in league with the men he lent the company's bike to do a robbery? The Night Burglar- Mendy broke out of jail vowing to kill Wilson Chung. Will he succeed? Simmo the

This is a collection of seven short stories by me. They are the Scammers(The Young Shoplifters) Syd is twice fired by the same bank and returns to his shoplifting ways. Bubbles Baby- A young girl, distraught at losing her baby, steals her rival's baby. The Story of Dixie Jonas-Myra knew that she was foolish to return to Dixie but will she be able to escape again? The Story of Dally Grey-Phyllis knew that Dally was very jealous of his wife, Myrtle. What did she go to Kingston to tell him about her? In Son Tai's Murder- When Son Tai was murdered, suspicion fell on some   idlers about the place. What did the Corporal find when he started to investigate? In Celestine's Dilemma(The Iniquity Workers) When she lost her money and went to a science man what did he reveal to her? The Inheritance-Will Wally let his affair with a married woman, ruin his chances of finding true love? This collection of short stories is available on Amazon.com.

I now have two books on Amazon Kindle. They are Uptown Lovers and Bring Back the Good old Days. I am asking my readers for support. I know that many of you have stopped reading my blog because of inactivity on my part. I was doing part-time work. I am still working on my books although not reaping much success.

The Lament of the Taino Man  1 They came to our lands Searching for far- away lands We gave them food and water From our land of wood and water 2 Then they returned to take away our lands They brought their plagues to kill us Their diseases are foreign to our lands Their plan was to get rid of us 3 We know that’s their plans Because we heard them talking And making plans Yes we heard them talking 4 About taking away our lands Putting us to work the lands To make them rich And when they get rich They would depart these lands 5 Having gotten rid of my people Through their plagues and cruelty Were my people too soft for their cruelty? Were we too simple to trust these people? 6 They’ve wiped us out Several generations of us Who is to tell our story but us Our conquerors have wiped us out

Cricket in the Road by Austin Mitchell 1                                                                                                                              We used to play cricket anywhere In gullies, on banks, in the road anywhere With anything   for a   ball or bat We used to call it bowl for a bat 2 Age was no barrier to playing The old and the young were playing There were no holidays without a cricket game And everybody came out to watch the game 3 We used to go miles to watch a game To watch the great players play the game We still marvel at the batting of those great players The catches they took, those great players 4 We are glad that the game is still being played Maybe not like how it used to be played But it is good to see youngsters playing the game Like how those of old used to play the game

Give us back our Names by Austin Mitchell 1 I want back my name Give me back my name They took my name And gave me their name 2 I don’t look British I’m not French or English   Or Portugeese or Scottish Neither Dutch nor Spanish 3 So how come I have this name? This European name Can’t blame my father Can’t blame my mother 4                        What happened to my African names? They took it away Gave me their names Tell me why you took it away? 5 Reparation can’t heal the breach No money, no apologies will heal the breach Tell us why you gave us your names? What was wrong with our names? 6 We want to know the truth The truth about our names Don’t give us money, tell us the truth About our names 7 I guess we’ll never know They don’t want us to know The reason we lost our names