Refuge #23 Don’t Touch the Hot Plate

Suthan speaks openly about coping with depression and how depression still affects some of his friends who were in detention with him.

Refuge #19 Escape to nowhere

In 1995, during the Sri Lankan civil war, Suthan's mother sends him away. At the Columbo airport, Suthan is handed over to people smugglers.

Refuge #18 King Coconut and the Mango Tree

Previously: Suthan puts me in touch with Barbara, telling me that she is like a mother to him. After Barbara and I meet for coffee, she emails me her thesis, Suthan’s...

Mothers and Sons

Tomorrow morning, I shall bid my seventeen-year-old son farewell as he travels to another city to begin his undergraduate studies. These past weeks, as friends have learnt of...