D.M. De Alwis

D.M. De Alwis

Canada
Author of fantasy fiction, poetry and more.
10
Jul
The answer to a world turned upside down — Upside Down Cakes

The answer to a world turned upside down — Upside Down Cakes

First popularized in the 60s and 70s its high time for a resurgence of upside down cakes
4 min read
09
Jul
Pandemic Life with 3 Young Kids

Pandemic Life with 3 Young Kids

With kids aged 2, 5, and 9: why, what, and how we managed our kids with the demands of career and home.
11 min read
22
Jun
Summer Solstice

Summer Solstice

A warm afternoon during the summer solstice captured in words by someone suffering from a severe case of writer’s block.
2 min read
14
Jun
How to Get Your Kids Off the Couch

How to Get Your Kids Off the Couch

Here are some tried, tested, and true ways to get your kids (ages 2 to 10) up and about.
5 min read
12
Jun
Self-isolation: Beans for breakfast, lunch and dinner?

Self-isolation: Beans for breakfast, lunch and dinner?

Once upon a time most households relied on a cauldron bubbling over coals or a fire that slow cooked beans.
2 min read
10
Jun
Which Feeling

Which Feeling

How well do our teachers teach our kids in kindergarten about their feelings? This is a retelling of a dialogue I had with my son.
2 min read
10
Jun
Photo of Mindy Kaling By NoHoDamon, CC BY-SA 2.0

I WAS Molly Patel

Mindy Kaling an idol and one of the best comedy writers in mainstream created this character in her film Late Night (2019). Warning - a…
6 min read
23
Dec
On Motherhood: From Unemployed Mom to Getting the Job

On Motherhood: From Unemployed Mom to Getting the Job

The struggle and success of finding and transitioning to work and financial independence after being a stay at home mom for several years. On the struggle to move from being a stay at home mom to rejoining the workforce.
11 min read
20
Dec
Playful Objectivity

Playful Objectivity

It’s 4AM and the words to the song of the same title by Our Lady Peace come to mind.
4 min read
10
Dec
Songs of the Gospel

Songs of the Gospel

How to make friends in strange places while living in a foreign country: why not join a Gospel Choir?
5 min read