Various writings

“Once you know, once you no longer have the luxury of ignorance, you have to take a stand.”  – Mother, peaceful protester and protagonist of Just Vision’s new film series  Home Front: Portraits from Sheikh Jarrah My thoughts exactly–as reflected in “An Accidental Activist,” a chapter I am honored to have included in the just published book: Beyond […]

“Another Road” is an unpublished novel in which clashes between love, business and spirituality, technology and Buddhism take place in international locations.

Because I couldn’t stay away from the few characters in Dinner with Enzyme, I wrote a lengthy back story, a novella really, about them. enzyme@dinner by Hazel Kahan This entire story takes place during one evening at Seachange, a San Francisco restaurant. It is a small, elegant place, high above the ocean, peopled apparently by […]

Dinner with André made such an impression on me that I thought I could do one too.  Dinner with Enzyme is the result.  I wrote it when I was still living in my loft in NYC, working with technology companies on market research projects.  Anya Tepper, the main woman character, also appears in my novel,  Another […]

This is a story I wrote for Jack, my grandson, when he was six or seven.  I wrote it by hand in a small book, with white ink on the black pages and in black ink on the white pages.  He liked it. If you’d like to read the manuscript, please contact me.

About Hazel

Born to German Jewish refugee physicians in Lahore (now Pakistan, then British India) Hazel has lived, studied and worked in many places–India, England, Australia, Israel and the United States. She makes her home in the woods of the eastern end of Long Island, New York where she produces the art of leafages, the radio sounds of Tidings and writes about growing up Jewish in Lahore. Read more about Hazel…

About Leafages

"Credo" statement

Leafages by Hazel Kahan are made from real leaves, vines and tendrils interwoven with calligraphy, decorative pen and ink flourishes and imaginary Latin botanical names. Leafages contain a philosophical or inspirational thought, quotation or verse from sages, poets or religious texts. Some leafages are specially created for an individual, a couple or a family with words or leaves reflecting their personal narrative. They are available on the Leafages shop on Etsy although the supply is low right now, all my energies having been absorbed by the book I’ve been writing. Do come back soon when the shop will be full of new leafage abundance or contact me.