Chalkdust in My Eyes: Tales from the Diaspora, Vol. 6

The stories in Volume 6 include Easy Money, a tale of high-tech extortion in which an over-anxious immigrant in his bid to make up lost ground became entangled in an internet scam. The Abortionist narrates the scary account of a young family trying to deal with an evil spirit that was sent to take the life of their unborn child. Watch That Shovel is an account of corruption in the workplace on the sugar estates during colonial times and the ultimate triumph of integrity over dishonesty. Kavita is a tragedy based on the life of a friend who after beating the odds to provide a better life for her family ends up losing her own. The Cricketer follows a neighborhood character deemed crazy because he was always seen playing the game he loved…by himself. And Chalkdust in My Eyes follows the author on one of those not-so-hallmark moments when he dared to defy an elementary school teacher.