In the fifth story in Miguel Street, Man-man is a homeless man living on Miguel Street in Port of Spain in Trinidad. Although most people consider Man-man to be mad, the narrator says he isn't so sure. Man-man is good-looking, has a nice English accent, and seems perfectly lucid.

The narrator also says that Man-man is "hypnotized by the word."
He spends his time on the corner of the street, carefully writing words on the pavement with a piece of chalk. Often, the words he writes are an answer to a question he has asked a passerby. For example, when the narrator tells Man-man he is going to school, Man-man writes school on the pavement. He takes such pride in his work that writing one word could take him all day.

If you told Man-man you were going to the cricket, he would write CRICK and then concentrate on the E's until he saw you again.

Life changes for Man-man when his beloved dog is run over. He stops greeting people, gives up his writing, and begins to preach the gospel at the corner of Miguel Street every Saturday night.

What happened next wasn't really unexpected.
Man-man announced that he was a new Messiah.

The authorities take Man-man away after he asks people to tie him to a cross and stone him to death. It is a shame, because the narrator describes Man-man as a popular and respected member of the community.