Set in Lanka, 100 years after the events of the Ramayana. Twins Anu and Tara are born into a knot of Samsara. Their choices will determine if history will repeat itself. In the meantime, the cosmos has expanded. There are demons at large.
Podcast Myths & Samsara
The demon of disease is accompanied by a host of eighteen demons. But, they are not demons. They are spirits subject to the rules and regulations given to them by higher-order beings. I dive into some of my research behind this Yaksha.
ISLE OF DEMONS
This backstory is complicated. Devas in Lanka also act as guardians and may interfere in personal lives on request. We also have a Gandhara, which roughly translates to Western society as a cherub or sprite. These beings may act like muses, but they are also spirits waiting to be born.
ISLE OF DEMONS
IOD features the Kalu Kumaraya (Black Prince), a vampire-like creature native to Sri Lanka. I imagined this as his origin story. This one is not PG-13, but the perspective told in IOD is. This backstory may or may not feature in the final cut of IOD.
An exploration of artificial intelligence's limitations in capturing cultural nuance and storytelling depth.
Author Blog
To write a historical retelling necessitates going down multiple rabbit holes. I research ‘just enough’ to create a setting for my novel, set in 600 BCE on the Indian Subcontinent.
Author Blog
Memory, past lives, what we call our gut or a hunch — are they built into our DNA?