Uncle Shom Part 1 -

To be continued in Uncle Shom Part 2: The Blue Smoke and the Keris’s Secret.

: Part 1 utilizes a backdrop of bereavement to justify the blurring of boundaries. Uncle Shom’s depression acts as the catalyst for Sunita’s misplaced sense of duty. Transgression of Taboos Uncle Shom Part 1

He tapped the wooden box. "This contains the tools to mend the fray. Or to open it, if you are foolish enough." To be continued in Uncle Shom Part 2:

“Someone let me in. And I’ve been trying to find my way back out ever since.” Uncle Shom Part 1