29
May
Self-sabotage & Getting Back on Track
Are you worthy of praise? Do you unwittingly sabotage your gains?
7 min read
Author Blog
The mid-life journey of a product leader turned mythological fantasy and children's book author. D.M. De Alwis is a Canadian-born Sri Lankan author living north of Toronto. She has over a decade of experience as a product leader working with startups and has authored children's books and fantasy fiction.
10
Feb
The day my writing habit died
Medium has a way of both inspiring and killing the writer habit. The platform provides both a means to publish your blog or stories but…
2 min read
15
Jan
Bananaphoblacht
Step into an old space that feels big but is actually quite small. Fresh yellow paint covers the walls and a bar-like shelf lines the two…
2 min read
13
Jan
Waiting
Love from a distance
1 min read
12
Jan
The Wind
To escape
the chaos,
I seek out
the wind.
1 min read
27
Aug
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…
3 min read
27
Aug
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.
7 min read
22
Jun
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
10
Jun
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
Dec
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