My
Short Stories:
Since the pandemic isolation, I started doing some creative stuff just for my own therapy. Here are links to my published short stories.
#5 Dread of Circumcision, Dreams of Cabbage: (March 2022)
This is my story about trust. At age five, during my circumcision, I learned not to trust others. At age fourteen, I planted an entire field of cabbage for my financial freedom and that taught me not to trust myself. Both lessons gave me the inoculation I needed against excessive trust for the rest of my life.
Published in Story-Quilt, an on-line magazine. Click here to read at the story-quilt website..
#4 Searching for My Baby Sister: (February/March 2022)
This is a tribute to strong and determined women in my early childhood, with a plot twist to a recent event. This was my submission to their annual contest. It was not a winner, but was on the list of four "Special Considerations" stories; an honourable and cherished place for me as an emerging writer.
Published in Canadian Stories, a print magazine. Click here to download the pdf file.
#3 A Gold Bug: (November 2021)
A story of why I started liking this yellow metal as a little child, which led me -years later- to a friend, who made me love the English language, which led me to enjoy writing.
Published in Story-Quilt, an on-line magazine. Click here to read at the story-quilt website.
#2 My First Night: (September 2021)
The story of my searching for "home" in my youth and how I ended up in Canada.
Published in Story-Quilt, an on-line magazine. Click here to read at the story-quilt website.
#1 A Canadian Spy for Dinner: (July 2021)
A childhood story about my encounter with a Canadian spy.
Published in Story-Quilt, an on-line magazine. Click here to read at the story-quilt website.
