Scars and Stripes

About the Book

This collection was generated by ideas derived from assignments and projects from my College years, enhanced by the general knowledge I received growing and learning in the Islands which I cherish so dearly. Having gone through the process of working, work-shopping and reworking the pieces, I was able to take what I deemed worthy to come up with these fictional representation of my experiences, incorporating my figurative account of the dilemma the transition to New York life added, creating entertainment for those worthy; also serving as a reminder to those who may have forgotten, FROM WHENCE WE CAME.

About the Author

Born in Grenada in September 1969, Marcus D. Bethel grew up on a tiny Grenadine Island of Petite Martinique. He attended the only Primary school on the island but later moved to the sister isle where he received a secondary education at the Bishop’s College Carriacou. After graduating in July 1986, he indulged himself in the seaman life only to be interrupted by a short stint as a teacher in 1988. After migrating to New York, he enrolled in Brooklyn College in the Fall of 2001, from where he graduated with a BFA in Creative writing. He currently resides in Brooklyn New York.