Sri Lankan author
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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:…
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When August Comes
Order your copy now “It was a dear month with early sunrises and never-ending hours of daylight. It was when green seedlings grew taller to call themselves adults. When tree branches bent low burdened with fruit. When the sun beamed down on every creature to see if they were getting enough vitamin. A time when…
Gayani Jayathilake 