Tag Archives: India

How I Smuggled Drugs into Calcutta

Posted on June 7, 2017 by Lea Wait

Lea Wait, here. And, yes, I did that. Do note: although they were illegal for me to bring with me, the drugs included aspirin, vitamins, medications for scabies and other skin infections, and antibiotics. I also took children’s tape recorders, incubator parts, balloons, hair … Continue reading →

Posted in Lea's Posts, Uncategorized | Tagged adoption, Bombay, Calcutta, drugs, India, Mombai, smuggler | 12 Comments

Every Time I Pass An Empty House

Posted on November 10, 2016 by bereksennebec

John Clark reflecting on an unusual opportunity Kate and I had as kids and what happened afterward. We weren’t ten yet, I guess, when Mom and Dad signed up for the IFYE program (http://ifyeusa.org/). Over a four year period, we … Continue reading →

Tagged Cony High School, Farming, German-American Partnership Program, IFYE Program, Immigrants, India, Iran, John Clark, Pakistan, Refugees, Sennebec Hill Farm | 9 Comments

A Journey to India: The Anita Ray Mysteries

Posted on April 7, 2014 by mainecrimewriters

Susan Oleksiw: When Kate Flora invited me to introduce the Anita Ray series to readers of the Maine Crime Writers blog, I was delighted. Anita Ray is one of my favorite characters, and she’s the logical end of many years … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blog | Tagged Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, Anita Ray, Anita Ray mysteries, For the Love of Parvati, India, Kerala, Sanscrit, Susan Oleksiw, The Wrath of Shiva, Under the Eye of Kali | 14 Comments

Adoption: One of my Daughters’ Story

Posted on November 20, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

Lea Wait, here. In honor of National Adoption Month, I thought I’d share the story of one of my daughters, and how 1985 changed both our lives. In 1985 I was single, living in New Jersey and working at AT&T. I had three daughters. … Continue reading →