Field Notes III: It’s not even an island
The legend of Punishment Island.
“When I saw Punishment Island,” my language teacher said, “my heart stopped. It’s not even an island.”
Punishment Island – Akampene – is a place of local legend, for all the wrong reasons. I heard about it for years: how pregnant girls were dropped off there to die, either by starvation or drowning. I found a picture of it in the local newspaper and clip…
