Stredwick

GOING TO THE BUSHES TO CUT FIREWOOD by Austin Mitchell Summary of Short Stories: Three years ago Chanella Pearson and Debra Deacon were fooled by two men at around Christmas time. They seemed to be falling into the same trap yet again. Read the full story in Christmas Love. Dougal got drunk and lost his boss’ money. The man is threatening to sue him if he doesn’t find the money to repay him. Read the full story in Dougal’s Luck. Mendes moved from being a goat thief to a big time robber. But has he gone too far this time? Read the full story in The Big Steal. Why were Never and Biggerton always in a tug of war? Read the full story in Never Tired. The Mc Farlanes seem to take to trouble like a duck to water. The three brothers and their only sisters were getting into one scrape after another. Read the full story in The Trouble with the Mc Farlanes. Man is tricked by a longtime associate and seeks revenge. Read the full story in The Highflyers. What secrets could the...

I know that in my earlier posts I predicted that France would win the World Cup but I have a sneaky feeling that Croatia will win it. They have been involved in at least two penalty shoot outs. Of all the teams at the tournament they have spent the most time on the field. Meanwhile in Jamaica people are still driving around with Argentine and Brazilian flags. They seemed to have thrown away the flags of the losing teams they formerly supported. As a matter of fact there is hardly any support for either of the teams in the finals.

I'm very disappointed at readers reaction to this collection of poems. I would never tell anyone that I'm a poet. I've written these poems, the majority of which rhymes but there are no takers. My poems all tell a story. Here is a list of some of the poems again. Ben's Back-Our old disciplinarian of a headmaster was back and some students were glad while others were sad. In the Cane fields-Tells of working in the cane fields as a youngster. Of seeing my father and granduncles cutting the cane. Give us back our Names- A poem questioning the loss of most Jamaicans'(African) surnames and the  forced adoption of European names. Stop the Rains-A poems about rain, we prayed for rains but now want it to stop because it is proving  to be so destructive. Cricket in the Road- As  young boys, cricket was our number one sport. We played it anywhere and anytime. The only time we weren't playing cricket was when we were sleeping, learning our lessons, eating or going to...

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I'm back from the hills now is a sequel to my earlier collection of short stories, Going into the Hills to Teach. I’m Back From The Hills Now Short summary of Stories: Jack Deland’s Disappearance-What could have made the old tailor do a disappearing act like that? Read further in Jack Deland’s disappearance. A Suspicious Death- Todd was dead. Most of the villagers believed that he was poisoned, but did the authorities share their suspicions. Read further in A Suspicious Death. A Case of Mistaken Identity- A man was dead, hit down by a bus, but everybody went home when they realized that it was a case of mistaken identity. Read further in A Case of Mistaken Identity. One Good Turn……-They say that one good turn deserves another. Apparently, Jacqueline didn’t think so. Read further in One Good Turn……. The Infatuated Teenager-Why did my friend Elroy decide to stick around Leila and her friend, Greta, when he knew that he wasn’t wanted? Read further i...

Baxter’s Folly a short story by Austin Mitchell             Clem Baxter groaned and threw the covers off himself. He must have been having a nightmare. He felt for Gwyneth but she wasn’t there. He was sure that she had slept in the bed last night. He got up off the bed. Her side of the bed was still made up and the pillow looked as if it hadn’t been slept on. He still felt drowsy and there was a gnawing feeling in his stomach, signaling that he was hungry. Had he been too drunk to know which woman was sleeping in his bed? He was sure that it had been Gwyneth but then it could have been Dorine. He felt under the bed for his money bag to go and buy some food down at Mindy’s shop. Clem panicked! The money bag was gone. He pushed the mattress off the bed. His money bag with two hundred and fifty thousand dollars was gone. It must have dropped under the bed. He grabbed a broom and began sweeping under the bed. Only some pieces o...