When The Mist Rises A 72-page e-book that recounts the story of a friendship between two-ish persons, a farmer named John and the narrator, Ilis. Then there is John's friend Jah Son. He is the 'ish'. It is a fantasy/reality story, with some mystery, romance and mystical happenings. The story is set in the foothills on a small Caribbean island. Ilis, the narrator of the story, visits her friend John on his farm where they spend time talking about everything under the sun, from farming, to life and death, music, food, climate change and growing old. Jah Son, who incidentally has many names, is the unknown quantity here, and the narrator is determined to uncover what gives him his air of mysticism. The novella is written in an informal, easy reading style and shares many Caribbean cultural references. There are some interesting turns and an intriguing ending.