Karamba, I enjoyed reading the narratives. Keep it up. Although our cultural rites may be outlived by circumstance and time, we should endeavor to recreate them in a literary setting. Try writing these beautiful narratives as short stories. Regards. Rene <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> To view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>