I watch it happen
This story “I Watch It Happen” was published in Spelk Fiction on 11/21/2018. We stroll on the beach, Sandra’s hand in mine, as if she is six again. She’s always… Read more »
Military Dad
It’s 8 a.m.; that’s 5:30 p.m., Dad’s time. I wait for his Skype call, excited to show him the red, white, and blue Christmas lights, but the IPad is silent…. Read more »
“I Envy You, Skeleton” and “Citizen of a Morphing Nation”
 Honored to have tow of my poems “I Envy You, Skeleton” and “Citizen of a Morphing Nation” published in the anthology “Persona Non Grata” by Fly on the Wall Press…. Read more »
I Still Forget
 This personal essay “I still forget”  about dealing with grief was published by Elephants Never on 10/20/2018. Today, in the evening, I had gone to the CVS store on the… Read more »
A Song across Generations
This essay about my mothers’ favorite song has been published by The World of Apu. I must have been eleven or twelve when Father brought home the audio cassette player… Read more »
The Winnowing
The sibyl chants as she winnows paddy in my courtyard. She tosses the grain in the bamboo tray repeatedly into the air until all the chaff blows away. “Here, I’ve… Read more »
Not Forever, Snowman
This story was published by XRAY literary mag on 09/28/2018. Click here to read the full story.
A Daughter’s Plea
This piece was published by the JMWW journal on 09/11/2018. Click here to read more. For two years, my sister sterilized white gauze pieces in a pressure cooker to pack… Read more »
The evil eye
I look out: our neighbor is mowing their lawn, his sweaty torso glistening. Go, wear something or some woman will cast you an evil eye. That’s what happened to my… Read more »
