Part 1: Etaname ….. Part 2: Ruby Milner ….. Part 3: Old Bibi ….. Part 4: Som Pedersen ….. Part 5: Medusa ….. Part 6: Chief Harrison ….. Part 7: MacNamara, Hound of the Sea Part 8: The Treachery of Glenmore Williams The end of her work week came…

Part 1: Etaname ….. Part 2: Ruby Milner ….. Part 3: Old Bibi ….. Part 4: Som Pedersen ….. Part 5: Medusa ….. Part 6: Chief Harrison Part 7: MacNamara, Hound of the Sea With most of the family having migrated to other shores in the world, Ruby had…

Part 1: Etaname ….. Part 2: Ruby Milner ….. Part 3: Old Bibi ….. Part 4: Som Pedersen ….. Part 5: Medusa Part 6: Chief Harrison Som had an uncanny way of being the first media coverage on the scene in Sandra Bay. Ruby was thrilled to accompany him…

Part 1: Etaname ….. Part 2: Ruby Milner ….. Part 3: Old Bibi ….. Part 4: Som Pedersen Part 5: Medusa That new girl stood in the pool again, right by the steps on the shallow end. She just started coming a few days ago. She looked maybe 10…

Part 1: Etaname ….. Part 2: Ruby Milner ….. Part 3: Old Bibi Part 4: Som Pederson This piece is still “under construction.” Som’s introductory narrative tells of his background as a former Special Forces officer who leaves the Army and becomes a popular local news reporter in Sandra Bay. …

Part 1: Etaname ….. Part 2: Ruby Milner Part 3: Old Bibi Early the next morning, Granny Milner took Ruby to the market in town. They stopped at the stall of Old Bibi, one of the fisherwomen who always sold her fresh catch of the day. …

Part 1: Etaname Part 2: Ruby Milner Five years later while floating down the river one afternoon with Uncle Bevaun, Ruby was staring absently into the muddy brown water. The river seemed particularly choppy that day. The swirling brown reminded her of the hot chocolate she loved to drink…

Part 1: Etaname “Sometimes, he is angry, and sometimes he is hungry, and sometimes he is lonely and just wants company.” Uncle Bevaun cut some sugarcane and offered his niece Ruby and nephews Flore and Evens big chunks to suck on. “When he is angry, he sends the flooding…

This compilation is in respectful commemoration of those who have been abducted and/or executed by the Taliban since August 1, 2021, and it contains GRAPHIC CONTENT. I chose to spotlight 10 in each commemoration. The men and women of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan #NRF have pledged to defend…