KINAIYA:
A Journey
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Tom’s eyes widened when he saw the decrease in our rations and, grabbing the steel bars of the gate with both hands, began yelling at men that he saw walking around. When they heard him screaming at them, everyone in the little cluster of homes just stared, wondering what the sickly man was bellowing about. From the wooden house, we suddenly saw the stocky figure of Ronelo who stalked toward our little prison with speed. Children hurriedly got out of his way as he strode toward us. Tom quieted, as fear supplanted anger.
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Two boys grow up and go their separate ways. Charlie, an introspective, hard-working young man stays back in the shadows, cultivating his family farm and trying to find his own way while Ellis goes off to school, finds and loses love, and becomes a journalist who goes off to see the world. Ellis encounters tragedy when he gets too close to political tensions on one of his journeys to the Philippines, while Charlie continues to pursue his dreams quietly at home. Both men endure pain and loss, and finally end up together, back at home in Southside Virginia. A story of love, loss, and complexity, KINAIYA is a tale of life’s realities, and the strength, or frailty of character that it can manifest.
About the Author
Peter Barlow is a native of Montezuma, Virginia in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley. Mr. Barlow has worked for Virginia State Parks and was a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Philippines. He attended Bridgewater College and James Madison University for degrees in Biology and currently is working as a federal contractor in Arlington, Virginia. Peter lives with his dog, Buddy.