RKS Literature: The American Evangelist Mr. Ryder Spreads More Than Just the Good Word in Jamaica


“So it was no one’s surprise that gossip about the Ryders followed close behind: in shops, under the shade of trees, on street corners, at the food tables, the busybodies discussed when they saw Mr Ryder where Mr Ryder should not have been. When a pretty woman produced a fair skin baby with a completely bald head, the men who sat with their dominoes sucked their teeth and whispered that Mr Ryder was spreading more than just his love of learning.”

Andrea Ryder, “Small Island”, 2004.

Published by Robert K Stephen (CSW)

Robert K Stephen writes about food ,drink, travel, film, and lifestyle issues. He also has published serialized novels "Life at Megacorp", "Virus # 26, "Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog" and "The Penniless Pensioner" Robert was the first associate member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada. He also holds a Mindfulness Certification from the University of Leiden and the University of Toronto. Be it Spanish cured meat, dried fruit, BBQ, or recycled bamboo place mats, Robert endeavours to escape the mundane, which is why he has established this publication. His motto is, "Have Story, Will Write."

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