Words of Magic by Ronald Mackay

5/3/2018

It is a real privilege to be able to feature Ronald Mackay with the third entry in this year;s Travel Stories Competition. Read his fabulous entry Words of Magic here.

Ronald Mackay, born in rural Scotland during WWII, worked for over 40 years running and evaluating development projects in many parts of the world. Since retiring, he has turned some of his experiences and preoccupations into plays, memoirs and short stories.

He and his Peruvian wife live in a small house they built on the shores of Rice Lake, Ontario, Canada where they welcome family and friends from time to time.

4 Comments

Syd Blackwell

6/3/2018 01:36:09 am

Love your story. I hate snakes, and your story made the snakes, that were never seen and perhaps not even present, very real to my senses. And Scottish poetry too!

Ronald Mackay

12/4/2018 05:08:30 pm

Thanks Syd!
The snakes were very real for me too, even though I never saw any.
Fortunately, now all is well -- at least in that village! I wonder what an anthropologist might think in 50 years when he comes across villagers reciting Scottish poetry!
Best,
Ron

sunny lockwood

6/3/2018 08:27:38 pm

What a great story for Women's Month! How is it that only women farm millet?

Ronald Mackay

12/4/2018 05:03:24 pm

Hi Sunny,
In many countries and in many cultures, only the women do farm work.
That was the case in these Indian villages. The women farm. I'm not really sure what the men do, but it was neither child-rearing nor farming!
You're right -- a good story for Woman's Month!
Thanks for your comment!
Best wishes,
Ron

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