My novella Black Rice--

https://www.amazon.com/Black-Rice-Novella-K-Kaung/dp/0615797520

It was originally part of a much longer autobiographical novel starting with my parents waiting out World War II in Yawngwe,under the protection of the Yawngwe (Nyaungshwe)sawbwa.

I happened to show it to an African-American friend of mine--who suggested I send it out.

It's inspired by my cousin's story--but all the rest is fictional, a conflation of many stories plus my imagination.

To the writer/reader who wanted to know "what happened to him," of course I know.

He also appears as Uncle Ah Par in Wolf.

As to how he ends up, you'll have to wait.

In my autobiographical novel, Black Rice is not a major character.

He's one of the confused, involved with Bright Sun.

That's all I can say.

My writing is deisgned for you to think.

I don't think he's a cruel man--just mixed up.

There are tons ofpeople like that--too bad. In the end they stand by and do nothing.

But the piper eventually needs tobe paid.

Kyi May Kaung

5-1-2024