Little Johnny sat on his tricycle deep in thought. Mother had promised him a big surprise today and no amount of coaxing could convince her to reveal the secret. He’d wandered the corridor between his play veranda and kitchen more times than he could remember trying to coax the secret out of Mom. And it had been one too many interruptions. As Mom put the … Continue reading Patsy
Assad shook the sand off his shoes as he stepped over the border. These were expensive shoes crafted by the very finest shoemaker in the city of Aleppo. His family had made sure of an elite upbringing. But their ancestral properties were not accessible any more as they were in an area of control by dissident groups who were trying to bring about … Continue reading The Lion
John watched wide eyed as a brand new Ferguson tractor was unloaded from the back of a truck at the entrance gate to his rural home. The truck driver guided it onto extension tracks carefully for the steep descent onto the roadway while father signed papers against the side of the truck. Then with a quick handshake the driver entered the cab and began … Continue reading The Tractor
Chapter 4 – Discovery Cecil waited patiently at the restaurant glancing at his watch periodically. He was both happy and unhappy to be there. It was a welcome break from his self-centred life and the daily rituals he’d constructed over the years. He was thirty-five and it was hard to venture out of his comfort zone. He couldn’t figure out why Dr Haq had insisted … Continue reading Cultural Assimilation – Conclusion
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