A Second Existence – Epilogue  to ‘The Day That Wouldn’t Turn’

A ghost story that explores memory, loss, and the stories we tell about the dead. When a young teacher in 1960s Hong Kong takes her own life, she leaves behind questions that haunt a seven-year-old student for decades. This fictional reimagining gives voice to the silence, followed by a meditation on fiction’s power to offer second existences to those whose lives were cut short.

The Day That Wouldn’t Turn: A Short Story

The living owe it to those who no longer can speak to tell their story for them.—Czesław Miłosz I got off the bus into the early dark. That particular November dusk already filled with a cool sensation. A woman stood still  beneath the amber streetlight.  Leaves from the trees that lined the street dropped andContinue reading “The Day That Wouldn’t Turn: A Short Story”

A Star that Shines with Words

The other day,  my brother asked if I’d managed to build a following for my blog. Well, I’m not particularly trying to build a crowd; I’m trying to become a star –  one that shines with words. Even if I exist as a solitary star in a quiet corner of the universe, that doesn’t matter.Continue reading “A Star that Shines with Words”

Mining Dreams: How to Capture Your Subconscious Creativity

You wake from a vivid dream filled with creative potential, only to watch it vanish within minutes. Should you sacrifice sleep to write it down, or let the inspiration slip away? There’s a third option: a simple compromise that artists have used for centuries to mine their subconscious without losing rest.

Discovering Stillness in Small Moments — A Reflection on Life’s Impermanence

Sunlight streaming through a café window caught the rising steam from my coffee, and for a moment, time seemed to stand still. A reflection on how the smallest moments reveal the sublime nature of impermanence.