Literary & Musical Offerings
Rebeccah Dean’s World
01
Short Stories
Publications
“Monsoon Season“, Gone Lawn, Fall 2020 (published under my married name)
“Hungry Boy That Close To Danger”, PANK, Fall 2019 (published under my married name)
“To Possess Nature“, Verdad, Fall 2018
“Forgotten Dreams”, Sixfold, Summer 2018
Awards and distinctions
“Juanita”, named among the Glimmer Train Best Start 50, June 2009
02
Novels
Dick & Jane is a retelling of Hansel and Gretel set in 1960s Berkeley. The book is finished and currently seeking a home. Love Bites is a work in progress. It is about a woman who is about to lose her home in San Francisco where she cares for a motley crew of unloved and unwanted animals.
03
Singing
I’ve written a few original songs under the name Mihira. I’m currently learning the ukulele and will be releasing additional songs as soon as I can comfortably switch between a B and G7 cord. You can find me on Spotify.
I like stuff
a few things that make me tick
Kelly Link, Octavia Butler, Philip K. Dick, Charles Dickens, Karen Russell, George Saunders, Richard Brautigan, Yoko Ogawa, Kathleen Ferrier, Nathalie Stutzmann, Joan Sutherland, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Kiri Te Kanawa, Hermann Prey, Teresa Berganza, Bach, Purcell, Scarlatti, Schumann, Verdi, Mozart, singing, playing violin, opera in general (except Wagner), making jewellery, silk, beautiful clothes, beautiful clothes made of silk, beautiful shoes that are not made of silk because that would be impractical, gemstones!!, Patti Smith, Prince, Leonard Cohen, The Beatles, Lou Reed, The Violent Femmes, David Bowie, The Ramones, Björk, Kate Bush, James Taylor (because she listened to him in her crib), Bill Evans, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, animals of all shapes and sizes (especially giant yet friendly lizards), the ocean, the desert, Japan, the Vendée, animal rescue videos, day trips, Jyotish, horary, Sanskrit, Vedic chanting, making lists that never end