I wrote a novel, now what?
In 1989, a considerably younger version of myself started writing a collection of short stories to exercise my dream of becoming a world…
D.M. De Alwis
Author of fantasy fiction, poetry and more.
Anecdotal Evidence
Rebirth and Remembering Past Lives
Do we carry echoes of our past lives into the present? From unexplained connections to vivid dreams, rebirth raises intriguing questions about karma, destiny, and our choices. Read more about the cycles of life and the search for meaning.
The Unused Room
Haunted house — I spent 5 years in Ireland during which time I rented a variety of older houses. Given a sixth sense for creepy vibes…
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
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.
Poems
Summer Solstice
A warm afternoon during the summer solstice captured in words by someone suffering from a severe case of writer’s block.
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.
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.
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.
Anecdotal Evidence
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…
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.
Anecdotal Evidence
Playful Objectivity
It’s 4AM and the words to the song of the same title by Our Lady Peace come to mind.