Prarthana JA

Prarthana JA, lives in Bangalore, India. She quit her job as a corporate writer to take care of her babies, a feisty toddler and her first novel, which she hopes to finish soon. Her screenplays for award winning short films, The Wedding Saree, Opaque and Spiral, are up on the internet. Her short stories have appeared in The Indian Periodical, Defenestration, The Potatoe Soup Journal and Emovere, an anthology.

The Stench of Flowers | Prarthana JA

January 20, 2022

Nila hopped on a train to Mansoori, on a day the sun was skippy in the sky between the long ropes of clouds. Her father slid her suitcase overhead and tucked another wad of notes into her palm. “Here, put this away safely,”he said. “You’ve already given me enough, papa,” Nila said. [Read the rest...]