Poems
Waiting
Love from a distance
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.
Poems
The Wind
To escape the chaos, I seek out the wind.
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…
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.
Poems
Summer Solstice
A warm afternoon during the summer solstice captured in words by someone suffering from a severe case of writer’s block.
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.
Songs of the Gospel
How to make friends in strange places while living in a foreign country: why not join a Gospel Choir?
Poems
I was once
I was once this person small who when asked could not speak to all One day I planted a tree to grow and unlocked some interesting people…
Cooking with fire
Two cultures, one common element Eastern perspective of finding the same preserved culture of cooking in the West.
I am a Writer
Admitting my truth