ABOUT ME
Gayani Jayathilake is a writer by dawn, narrator by day, reader by dusk, and editor by night.
LATEST POSTS
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Glitching through time to be in the present
My post-meditation takeaway from this morning was this. What came to mind was a vision of the present moment with rough edges that glitched out the past and future. Imagine a stamp with jagged edges. Inside the stamp is an image. The present. Like that. As I tried to focus on that one stamp image… Read more
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Mind meanderings inside meditation
[Content warning: This is a meditation story where the mind goes badly off track.] [Positive affirmation: There is a comfortable comeback to where it began. So nothing to worry.] I apologize to all my meditation teachers for posting this where I am seen totally missing the point of lessons learnt probably on day one itself.… Read more
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Short story: The Great Jackfruit Tree
Have you ever formed a deep bond with a tree that stood there for decades overlooking the lives of all, one that made you share identity with a community that without that one tree meant feeling like losing a silent companion? Like having the rug pulled out from under you, like having your foundation crumble… Read more
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Lost in my own new world
My very first book signing went a little like this. Thanks to the wonderful One Galle Face mall Sarasavi bookstore my very first book signing event was held on Monday the 15th of Dec. Being a lifelong introvert it felt nerveracking as I got started. I have always known how I hate crowds and it… Read more
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Keep your nails to yourselves please
In our garden lives a miraculous tree. A very old pear tree. When we first came here the tree was sick. It had a moan about it and sent all it’s leaves into a fit of rust coloured splotches. The branches drooped down to touch the ground as though too tired to lift up. It… Read more
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The story behind the book
My debut novel “When August Comes” was featured in the Sunday Observer MUSE magazine. If you did not get a chance to read the newspaper article, you can read the whole interview by clicking the link below. Interviewed and written by: Gayanga Dissanayaka Author photography by: Hiranya Malwatte ‘When August Comes’ Featured in Sunday Observer:… Read more
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