Snake, Pausing | Dispatch Number 1

My dad, Ashok N. Shah, on the way to his wedding in 1966.

Dear Friends, I just finished reviewing copyedits for my second book, a short story collection called How to Make Your Mother Cry—that and revising the back cover copy. I find these post-writing a book, pre-publication tasks taxing. My friend Leslie C. Youngblood, author of two middle-grade novels, recently reminded me that there was a time when our … Read more