Prize Winning Stories Archives - Commonwealth Foundation

‘Screaming' by Harley Hern

Commonwealth Foundation — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 21:25:59 +0000

My old friend Mere stands with me in a lift full of screaming flowers. Her silver cobweb hair brushes my upper arm as she stretches forward, pressing one wrinkled finger on the button. We wait in a tank of silence for the ‘ding’, then the doors moan open to the sound of out-of-tune children singing Haere Mai.

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‘Screaming’ by Harley Hern

Commonwealth Foundation — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 21:25:59 +0000

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‘Granma's Porch' by Alexia Tolas

Commonwealth Foundation — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 21:13:37 +0000

When Babou drop me off at Granma house, I don’t complain. This the first time I sleep on clean sheets in weeks. Plenty perks come with living with Granma. For dinner, Granma got steam sausage and rice. I don’t have to warm up no Chef Boyardee. Granma got Rich Tea cookies to dip in Milo. I ain’t eat this good since I come back to Long Island.

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‘Granma’s Porch’ by Alexia Tolas

Commonwealth Foundation — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 21:13:37 +0000

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‘Death Customs’ by Constantia Soteriou (translated from Greek by Lina Protopapa)

Commonwealth Foundation — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 21:00:08 +0000

– She’s bound to suffer a lot.

– It’s been two hours since it started and it’s still only the beginning.

– Is there anyone she hasn’t forgiven, so we can bring them to her to forgive?

– She must be guilty of many sins.

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‘My Mother Pattu’ by Saras Manickam

Commonwealth Foundation — Mon, 18 May 2020 16:43:59 +0000

My mother Pattu graced our lives largely with her absence, for which my father and I and, to a lesser extent, grandma, were profoundly grateful.

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'My Mother Pattu' by Saras Manickam

Commonwealth Foundation — Mon, 18 May 2020 16:43:59 +0000

My mother Pattu graced our lives largely with her absence, for which my father and I and, to a lesser extent, grandma, were profoundly grateful.

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'Madam’s Sister' by Mbozi Haimbe

Commonwealth Foundation — Thu, 14 May 2020 16:02:16 +0000

Elina, the maid, is doing her thing of standing in a nice shaded spot on the veranda, while I stew in the heat. I carry on sweeping the paved front yard, sweat trickling down my back.

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‘Madam’s Sister’ by Mbozi Haimbe

Commonwealth Foundation — Thu, 14 May 2020 16:02:16 +0000

Elina, the maid, is doing her thing of standing in a nice shaded spot on the veranda, while I stew in the heat. I carry on sweeping the paved front yard, sweat trickling down my back.

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'Passage' by Kevin Jared Hosein

Commonwealth Foundation — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 15:28:57 +0000

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