• Overview

    [Image description] Among the Original Dwellers: Remembering Ferdinand Hahn I began writing about my great gr0eat grandparents for two reasons. Like so many others, I wanted to connect with my ancestors...

  • The Telling of a Story

    [Picture] I love stories. I listen for the details of the stories. I also listen for how the story is told. In truth, sometimes when someone tells me anything (for anything is a story) and it is told...

  • The Year of Jubilee

    [Picture] The Lutheran Adivasi Christians of Jharkhand and environs have recently begun to celbrate a very important event in their history. The event occurred in 1857 during the Great Rebellion (Mutiny)....

  • Serving the Next Generation

    [Picture] Here are some of sentiments expressed at the last writing workshop in Ranchi: The important thing is that if we don’t write down the stories of our grandfathers and grandmothers. Which might...

  • Preserving our Heritage

    [Picture] The old jail in Ranchi, where the freedom fighter, Birsa Munda, was imprisoned and died. While his story is being remembered and rejuvinated , in 2016 I found this historic sight forgotten...

  • Writer's workshop

    My most recent visit to Ranchi in Jharkhand, India was the most inspiring of visits. Having completed my book, I still have to write my conclusion. I wanted to wait till after this visit because I would...