Cheryl's writing
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Shiva's Arms (Literature & Fiction)
description: Is there a happy medium between Hindu tradition and American style or does the battle of wills between a mother and daughter in law for the love of the man in the middle trump all else?
chapter 1: Alice in Bed (added 2009/12/06 )
chapter 1: Alice in Bed (added 2009/12/06 )
Rescuing Ranu (Literature & Fiction)
description: Nela Sambashivan returns to her native India to research the mathematics of collectives, and is drawn into the lives of ten year old Ranu, the cunning motel-keeper who exploits her, and an unscrupulous Uncle who believes that everything is for sale. Nela’s transformation from abstract thinker to selfless guardian begins when she and her lover, Jackson, rescue Ranu from a forced marriage, but it is only when the child unexpectedly fails to thrive that Nela confronts her miscalculations about sacrifice, survival, and the mysterious alchemy of love.
chapter 1: Chapter eleven (added 2009/07/17 )
chapter 1: Chapter eleven (added 2009/07/17 )
Lost (Poetry)
description: Published recently in Adam Penna's journal, 'Best Poem.'
chapter 1: 1 (added 2008/09/07 )
chapter 1: 1 (added 2008/09/07 )
from Murmuration (Poetry)
description: one of the sections from my new Gold Wake Press e chap
chapter 1: IV (added 2008/08/28 )
chapter 1: IV (added 2008/08/28 )
He peels his love like an apple (Poetry)
description: a poem about faithlessness
chapter 1: He peels his love like an apple (added 2008/08/28 )
chapter 1: He peels his love like an apple (added 2008/08/28 )
Stone (Poetry)
description: A poem from my Indian-themed collection, Samsara, just published by Pudding House.
chapter 1: Samsara (added 2009/03/16 )
chapter 1: Samsara (added 2009/03/16 )
