Writing Prompt: Island Magic

Islanders from the Papua New Guinea region, with lives full of magic and cricket.

Photo by Bob Brewer on Unsplash, these are not Trobriand people, but performers from a similar region of Papua New Guinea. Not a case of “same, same but different” but rather limited options on Unsplash.

Our first prompt for June part of our Armchair Traveller theme:

June Theme: Armchair Traveller

Public domain map from Wikipedia

Pacific Islands of Paradise

The Trobriand people are a horticulturalist people who live in traditional settlements in the Trobriand Islands.

Their social structure is based on matrilineal clans that control land and resources. People participate in the regional circuit of exchange of shells called kula, sailing to visit trade partners on seagoing canoes.

Author’s Aside:

I either read (or had a fever dream) about master sailors and their exploits.

Braving the wild tropical oceans on humble crafts purely to exchange ancient necklaces and win prestige and status…