Work In Progress On My New Piece, ‘Glam Tropical’. Having Fun With The Golden Pineapple. 

Red Frangipani

On the way to Nubri Valley, Nepal

photo: Yune Leou-on

Manoa Valley, Honolulu

the darkening sky and spring blossoms

photo: Lillian Howan

orchid blooming beneath bai yu lan tree

Tureia

photo: Francoise Holozet-Howan

POLYNESIA: PARADISE LOST?

In this two-part feature, Lillian Howan, author of a powerful novel set in Tahiti, offers a revealing interview and a lyrical essay describing her cultural heritage, her creativity and her experie…

Thank you author & literary shaman Leslie Stuart Tate for interviewing me on my childhood in Tahiti and my novel The Charm Buyers, as well as chronic illness, and lupus. Thankful to Francoise Holozet-Howan for the spectacular photos - this interview begins with a translation of her message re why she shares these photos: to bring more awareness to the environmental vulnerability of these islands, on the frontlines of climate change.

Clouds, Tahiti and Moorea

Sunset in Puka-Puka

photo: Francoise Holozet-Howan