Cyril Dabydeen brings a poet's vision to these stories which span the crossing between the Caribbean and North America. Ranging from the extremely funny to the tragic, these stories are full of poetry, tension and sometimes pity. Cyril Dabydeen involves the reader creatively in a world of shifting grounds, ranging from the urban melting pot of Toronto to the unsettling landscapes of rural Berbice with its ferocious crocodiles and even a spliff-toting Rasta.