Africa
"Framing the Nation"
Sylvia Schlettwein, Namibia
Where to hang an old family painting?
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"Somewhere"
Jude Dibia, Nigeria
A child’s terrible tale of poverty and loss.
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"Thembi’s Bicycle"
Rachel Tucker, South Africa
A grandmother’s gambling dreams.
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Asia
"Being Reasonable"
Sandeep Shete, India
The end of a rough journey.
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"Judgement Day"
Farah Ghuznavi, Bangladesh
A sci-fi story of a marriage.
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"Vantage Point"
Sandrina Abeywardene, Sri Lanka
Kindness and violence on the streets of Colombo.
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Canada and Europe
"Ninth Life"
Alison Grove, United Kingdom
Too late for love?
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"Education for Life"
Anna Lewis, United Kingdom
A young woman is determined to transform herself.
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"The Perfect Peppersoup"
Ken Onyia, United Kingdom
An act of love and remembrance.
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Caribbean
"The Nearly Departed Soul"
Rosemarie Johnson Clarke, The Bahamas
An irrepressible great grandmother.
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"This Place is Not for Sale"
Stephen Ralph, Trinidad and Tobago
The mystery of an old fisherman’s house.
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"Sister Rose"
Lydia Vonwyler, Grenada
Lessons in lying.
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"A Whiff of Bleach"
Suelin Low Chew Tung, Grenada
Loneliness and despair in the dry season.
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Pacific
"The Kettle"
Jason James Lees, New Zealand
A story from the boxing ring.
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"The Beast that Came from the Sea"
Lani Young, Samoa
A natural disaster and a mother’s tragic loss.
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"The Lift"
Matthew Gibbs, Australia
A story about child trafficking.
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"Shades of Dreaming"
Benjamin Rogers, Australia
A little boy settles in a new country.
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