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Episode 13 | BCLF Short Fiction Story Contest 2019 (Part 2) | Cashew Heist - Stephanie Ramlogan (Trinidad & Tobago‪)‬ BCLF Cocoa Pod

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‘Cashew Heist’ by Stephanie Ramlogan edged its way to the front of the 2019 shortlist for the BCLF Elizabeth Nunez Caribbean-American Writer's Prize. If there was a story that was flawless, Stephanie’s was as close to ideal as it comes. Witty and rife with the authenticity of a Trinidadian English creole voice, readers of all cultures, ages or backgrounds, could easily commiserate, if not empathise, with the inner-workings of her prepubescent protagonists’ minds. Cashew Heist is a mischievous...

‘Cashew Heist’ by Stephanie Ramlogan edged its way to the front of the 2019 shortlist for the BCLF Elizabeth Nunez Caribbean-American Writer's Prize. If there was a story that was flawless, Stephanie’s was as close to ideal as it comes. Witty and rife with the authenticity of a Trinidadian English creole voice, readers of all cultures, ages or backgrounds, could easily commiserate, if not empathise, with the inner-workings of her prepubescent protagonists’ minds. Cashew Heist is a mischievous...

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