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I was born in Amsterdam, Holland and grew up in Suriname, South America. I emigrated to the US in my late teens. I’ve always been drawn to South-Asian culture, especially since 40% of the Suriname population is descendent from East-Indian contract workers. I married an Indian, Radhika Nagpal, (we met at MIT) and we still live in Boston. We have one daughter, Jahnavi. I’ve been a writer since I was 8, but decided in college that writing computer programs would make a better living. Still, I find myself composing poems and science fiction stories at the oddest moments, and I can’t help but inflict them on others. I speak Dutch, English and Sranan fluently. I’m proficient in Spanish and currently studying Hindi. I’ve been to India twice, and hope to return again soon. I’m currently the CTO of Clickmarks Inc.
Everyman
My skin is brown
and hairless
Arowak
My lips are swollen
as the Congo
in rain
My eyes are green
as Scotland
dunes
My tongue twists
like Dutch
windmills
The star of David
shines also
for me
And my libido
responds to
saris
I am everyman
and Earth is
my country
add to my favorite writers Articles by Quinton Zondervan
The Grasshopper
Quinton Zondervan Jun 5, 2004 interacts: 3 Views: 2790I’m a grasshopper. My jumping legs, mechanical marvels to be sure, are attached to my harness around the waist.
Whither Hath This Winter Gone
Quinton Zondervan Mar 25, 2004 interacts: 7 Views: 2290Soon dandelions shall bloom
in March, dispersing
the winter’s gloom
The final story of the day
Quinton Zondervan Dec 5, 2003 interacts: 2 Views: 2397The problem is not that people do not like our computer generated stories based on creative and original ideas penned half a century ago. The problem is that science fiction has become science fact!
Simulated
Quinton Zondervan Sep 1, 2003 interacts: 5 Views: 2034Then, without warning, the ship exploded, or at least seemed to explode, as thousands of fragments ejected simultaneously, and radiated out from the former position of the ship, in almost all directions, except those angularly close to the exact opposite
The Realm
Quinton Zondervan Jun 23, 2003 interacts: 3 Views: 2657I am a self. That’s the only way to describe what I am. I used to inhabit a human body a long time ago. More precisely, a human nervous system
The Visitor - Part II
Quinton Zondervan May 24, 2003 interacts: 19 Views: 3203The Visitor returns to reveal more of his purpose
The Visitor
Quinton Zondervan Mar 28, 2003 interacts: 7 Views: 2427If aliens came to Earth, why would they come, and how?
Antarctica
Quinton Zondervan Jan 2, 2003 interacts: 7 Views: 2953Once again the world was engulfed in war. For what reasons no one knew, least of which the soldiers, for the reasons had been so contrived and ill supported that they were also soon forgotten.
The Peace Makers
Quinton Zondervan Nov 19, 2002 interacts: 6 Views: 2859the government’s cowardly assault was already being broadcast worldwide
The End of The World
Quinton Zondervan Nov 5, 2002 interacts: 11 Views: 2894It will then begin scanning in the minds of those who wish to participate
Neem Jahan
Quinton Zondervan Oct 16, 2002 interacts: 16 Views: 3066A fictional interview with a fictional leader in a fictional world-wide organization fighting for peace
911
Quinton Zondervan Sep 11, 2002 interacts: 13 Views: 2556Reflections on September 11, one year later.
San Salvador
Quinton Zondervan Aug 18, 2002 interacts: 15 Views: 3761The lander stood like a giant gleaming egg against the orange sky.
The Bitter Taste of Milk: A Novel
Quinton Zondervan Mar 18, 1998 interacts: 3 Views: 5972Chowk showcases the work of a young writer with the weekly serialization of his first novel
Quinton Zondervan
- Articles on Chowk: 15
- First article: Mar 18, 1998
- Latest article: Jun 5, 2004
- Times read on Chowk: 45613
