the uninhabited Îles Maria, Australes Islands
photo: Francoise Holozet-Howan
Honored to be included in the Ms Aligned 2 Women’s Literature Anthology
http://elleonliteraryarts.org/b_ms_aligned.php
cover art: Súa Agapé
photo: Lillian Howan
Recycled paper created with paper cranes from Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
The paper cranes honor Sadako Sasaki who was two years old when the atomic bomb was dropped on her home of Hiroshima and twelve when she died of leukemia caused by exposure to radiation. According to Japanese legend, anyone who folds a thousand origami paper cranes will be granted a wish. During her lifetime, Sadako began folding paper cranes towards her goal of one thousand and, after her death, her classmates continued folding, completing one thousand paper cranes.
island of Anaa
photo: Francoise Holozet-Howan
Land of Dreams. Mo’orea in the distance.
photo: Bruno Leou-on
Author of The Charm Buyers, University of Hawai'i Press, recipient of the Ka Palapala Po'okela Award for Excellence; The Spellbound, forthcoming 2026
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