KyiMayKaung

Burma, America, The World, Art, Literature, Political Economy through the eyes of a Permanent Exile. "We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the oppressed. Sometimes we must interfere. . . There is so much injustice and suffering crying out for our attention . . . writers and poets, prisoners in so many lands governed by the left and by the right." Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize Speech, 1986, Oslo. This entire site copyright Kyi May Kaung unless indicated otherwise.

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Invitation to eavesdrop on my "beautiful mind." This story Beast won a prize at the Himal Southasia Inaugural Fiction Fest in 2023.

Big thank you to everyone at Himal, especially Chief Editor Roman Gautam and Marlon Ariyasinghe who did all the liaison, and introduced me on the panel, also for the wonderful editing and the beautiful illustration.

https://www.himalmag.com/culture/fiction-fest-beast

KyiMayKaung

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Invitation to eavesdrop on my "beautiful mind." This story Beast won a prize at the Himal Southasia Inaugural Fiction Fest in 2023.

Kai Bird and Susan Goldmark talk about writing their new book--a bio of Roy Cohn--

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