Significance of the title
Desert Rose - Notes on The Intangible Realm of Emotions



A mere two years after the fires, I lost my mother at the worst possible time, the onset of the (2020) Covid pandemic.
The book Desert Rose - Notes on the Intangible Realm of Emotions was written shortly after her passing and is dedicated to her memory.
It is a journal, a form of catharsis I experienced after the loss.
I chose the title "Desert Rose" in honor of my mom, and what would be my last gift to her
just two months before her sudden passing, the exotic Desert Rose bonsai.


Left:: My mom when we first arrived in the U.S. early 1960s.
Right: Mom and I, circa 1990.



You can find the book Desert Rose Notes on the Intangible Realm of Emotions online and at bookstores everywhere.