What’s In A Name
Story About Oneself It was chosen for me at birth because of its unique sound and the cadence upon the lip. Shanta. Like firm instruction from a seer or an edict from a...
Author: Shanta Lee
She Once Showed Me a Love Story
Love Poem She brazenly sauntered in and did it for no other reason than to illustrate that she existed and that I was enough … as I was Ever since then, My tongue...
My Experience with the Human Gaze in India – Part Two
Short Story *Excerpt from travels in India, December 2011.* The human gaze, no matter if it is good, bad or indifferent, can be intense and enigmatic if we don’t know what is behind that...
My Experience with the Human Gaze in India – Part One
Short Story *Excerpt from travels in India, December 2011.* “Remember: wherever you go, people are always watching you.” This was an almost daily reminder in my house as a little girl; as I got...
I Still Remember The First Time I Saw You…
Poem About First Love Shy A little hidden Yet there if I’d just peeled back the layers and taken the time to notice your different shades of trauma Blue for all of the...
