Tag Archives: Tonton Macoute

Onklo Sako

Posted on June 3, 2020 by maradanto

Hodiau nokte mia filino vekis min, kriyante ke iu subestis sub sia lito. Mi portis ŝin al ŝia dormĉambro, kaj regardis sub ŝia  lito post litmetis ŝin denove. Neniu tie estis. “Kiu subloĝus sub via lito?” Mi ridetis kviete kaj … Continue reading →

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Tonton macoute

Posted on May 23, 2020 by maradanto

De ou twa jou pase, mandanm mwen di pitit fi nou a, si li pap komanse konpòte li pi byen, li ta vizite pa Tonton Makout, e li ta koupe tèt li e pote li pa panyen li a. Pitit … Continue reading →

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The bogeyman under the bed

Posted on June 17, 2018 by maradanto

Tonight my daughter woke me, crying that someone was underneath her bed. I walked her back to her room and made a show of checking under her bed before tucking her in. “Who would be under your bed?” I chuckled … Continue reading →

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‘The Comedians’ redux

Posted on January 2, 2013 by maradanto

Every now and then you read a book that leaves you wondering why you never read it before. “The Comedians,” Graham Greene’s darkly ironic look at life under Haiti during the early Duvalier years, is one of those. Duvalier, of … Continue reading →

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