Family recipes
From my hiding place I watch her moving through the kitchen, preparing dinner. Just like before… I clench my fists … imagining the scent of stew… the scent of mother’s […]
From my hiding place I watch her moving through the kitchen, preparing dinner. Just like before… I clench my fists … imagining the scent of stew… the scent of mother’s […]
The zealous soldiers came at last with kerosene at dusk, in search of the forbidden books, in search of manuscripts and dreams. Dressed in black, they didn’t even ring the […]
The salmon sky foretells of darkness soon to choke my heart with tentacles of terror. A moonless heaven offer no protection. I shiver… not from cold as hurried trickle of […]
I hitched a ride one day and you my friend was all I wanted (and your car) we rode and rode without a care until we reached a crossroad and […]
It looks like she’s sleeping, smiling in dreams built from the summers we spent by the sea. I thought she’d been cured by my giving and caring… … but a […]
Writing about living in two places (and times)
Poems & Stories from The Author Stew
practising for a whole life
haikai poetry matters
Running in the slow lane
The view from here ... Or here!
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” — Albert Einstein
chronicling my quarter life crisis