List: Family Stories | Curated by Denzil Jayasinghe

Nov 2, 2024
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Family StoriesVarious family stories
Denzil Jayasinghe
Letters Between a Husband and WifeThe introduction of these extraordinary, moving letters and journals of my parents, Thomas and Susan, is delicate and emotional, especially…
Jan 14, 2022
Jan 14, 2022
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I have three children: two sons and a daughterThe eldest of my children, a 20-year-old, stands out for his vibrant and fearless attitude. He holds a special place in my heart, just as…
May 17
May 17
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Birthdays and a life lessonWhy I don’t care much for my birthdays and an important life lesson
Mar 2, 2022
Mar 2, 2022
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In Defence of Frogs: We Like Our Comfort
May 15
May 15
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The Words I Never Spoke:A Eulogy for My Father, twenty two years later
Sep 8
1
Sep 8
1
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Circus PacifiaThe Enchanted Canvas: A Boy’s Adventure at Circus Pacifica
May 14
May 14
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Early to bed — early to riseEarly to bed and early to rise is a good habit. It seems to run in my family, through generations.
May 4, 2022
May 4, 2022
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A Day in the Life of Thomas – Ceylon, 1972
Sep 4
Sep 4
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Father’s FaithNavigating the Elevator of Opportunity
May 13
May 13
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Me and my skinAn essay where I open up about my relationship with my skin
Jan 4, 2022
Jan 4, 2022
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Journey across the monsoonA father agonises over letting go of his son
Jun 9, 2023
Jun 9, 2023
Denzil Jayasinghe
A boy’s skyI was fascinated with the sky as a young boy.
Dec 28, 2021
Dec 28, 2021
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Echoes of Love:A Grandfather’s Legacy
Jun 5
Jun 5
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No! that’s not my brother!Being mistaken for my mum’s brother
Aug 17, 2021
Aug 17, 2021
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Ace mother and a morning ritualI picture my mother in a smoky kitchen, cooking, boiling, straining, mashing, cutting, and graining, sitting on the ground on a stool and…
Apr 27, 2022
Apr 27, 2022
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Demons and Devotion:A Family’s Pilgrimage
Jun 11
Jun 11
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Mary CatherineCatherine is my aunty, my mother’s younger sister. When I was born, Catherine was only sixteen years old. My father had no sisters, and my…
Apr 18, 2021
Apr 18, 2021
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The Waiting GameSpices and Silence
Jul 13
Jul 13
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The Symphony of Ward 66This story recounts a poignant visit to a bustling Colombo hospital in 1966. The narrator, alongside their mother and sister, visits their…
Jul 17
Jul 17
Denzil Jayasinghe
The Heart of MemoryThe literal transformation of the father’s wedding ring into the bride’s bracelet
Oct 27
Oct 27