mala teams with others who enjoy observing the world and dreaming up likely and unlikely characters. Some may be interesting.

mala's time is divided between New England, NYC (which is not remotely connected to N.E.), and a somber European city way to the north of happier places such as Warsaw.

It's The Water, a debut novella, was inspired by spending several months each year, for decades, in a remote log cabin with no amenities. Aside from the well.