Naga writer Easterine Kire’s clear bright sound over a sleeping world
This quietly irrepressible one-woman cultural renaissance has pioneered the modern literary culture of Nagaland,
The protagonist of
The Man Who Lost His Spirit, one of ten hauntingly brief stories in Easterine Kire’s spare, exquisite new collection
The Rain-Maiden and the Bear-Man (Seagull Books), blunders in leaving his spirit behind in a tall tree in the forest. His companions attempt retrieval, but he was not the same and “began to change in subtle ways” so that his wife “grew cold with fear. Who was this stranger who had usurped her husband’s body?”
What can we be grateful for? Chanukah Hop Houston lights up dark time
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Max, 6, and Charlotte, 2, Davis excitedly tend to yard decorations. Their family is participating in a driving tour of decorated homes called the Chanukah Hop Houston.Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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The Davis family is one of eight to sign up for the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston’s inaugural event.Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Six-year-old Max Davis watches an inflatable menorah fill with air as the sun goes down Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, in Houston. The family put up Hanukkah decorations in their front yard for the first time this year. They are participating in a driving tour of decorated homes called the Chanukah Hop Houston.Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less