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The Burning Chain | Gaurav Mistary

January 14, 2018

The Burning Chain | Gaurav Mistary

Novosibirsk, Russia. 1942.

They were cleaning the train bogeys in the morning when they found the body. It was Jack, to stipulate. He found the body slumped and trashed in the deep corner end which was mostly beside the washroom. … [Read the rest...] “The Burning Chain | Gaurav Mistary”

The Hands of a Killer | Nirupama Akella

May 15, 2013

Linguistic Barrier: When ‘language’ is the ‘culprit’| Dr. Chetan Datta Poduri

 “The shape and size of your hands tells you what sort of person you are,” said the old lady seated on the lower berth in the train, wrapped in black and blue looking ominous and like a rounded cozy hen. … [Read the rest...] “The Hands of a Killer | Nirupama Akella”

Catoptromancy | Shefali Shah Choksi

May 2, 2013

Catootromancy ! Shefali Shah Choksi

Geeta had cultivated a strange habit that befuddled her friends. As was wont of her posse, she frequently indulged in lengthy monologues fraught with much feeling and little matter, but this was not strange. In midst of such emotional expostulations, … [Read the rest...] “Catoptromancy | Shefali Shah Choksi”

The Playhouse | Bhabendra Nath Saikia

March 11, 2013

I tried to take out as many sticks as I possibly could from the matchbox in my uncontrolled enthusiasm induced clumsiness; but of no avail. The matchbox was new; full of sticks, it was impossible to hold together too many … [Read the rest...] “The Playhouse | Bhabendra Nath Saikia”

The Boy With No Face | Bhanuraj Kashyap

February 4, 2013

My dreary existence speaks for itself. As the night drops in on us to take us to fitful sleep, I lie awake, dreading tomorrow, with its infinitely long seconds; I don’t know what to do with the time I’ve been … [Read the rest...] “The Boy With No Face | Bhanuraj Kashyap”

An Act Of Defiance | Mithun Moosa (Kalki)

October 25, 2012

Act of Defiance | Mithun Moosa | Indian Review

I passed my passport over to him at the counter. He took a good look at it and then looked at me. He didn’t stamp my passport, instead he said, “Take the exit corridor, the officer there will guide you … [Read the rest...] “An Act Of Defiance | Mithun Moosa (Kalki)”

Chapter 24 The Saxophone in the Stars by Brian S. Hart

October 18, 2012

The Saxophone in the Stars by Brian S. Hart

[Excerpt, “Chapter 24 The Saxophone in the Stars”, from The Diamond Kings of Clarence Checkeredfish. Note: the novel (and “play”) near completion as Stevie Bingo and the Gingerbread Boy, having traveled the long and perilous road from Mobile to … [Read the rest...] “Chapter 24 The Saxophone in the Stars by Brian S. Hart”

Family Recipe | Ann Thomas Seitz

October 14, 2012

Sharp knives sliced through hearts of tender vegetable flesh as Kavita plunged deeper into her monthly duty to learn traditional family recipes.  She felt angered by the four phone calls from her mother just that day brokering a conversation in … [Read the rest...] “Family Recipe | Ann Thomas Seitz”

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Selections…

The Noose | Naresh Kumar

Thambi | Jeyamohan

Educating Manju | Richard Rose

Water Wars | Priyanka Mathur

Water Wars | Priyanka Mathur

Corporate Ladder | Swapnil Bhatnagar

Translated Poems

Murder | Subodh Sarkar

Bribe | Subodh Sarkar

Tumi Robe Nirobe | Rabindranath Tagore – A Translation

Nothing new | Irsa Ruçi

Timeless…| Irsa Ruçi

Continuity | Irsa Ruçi

Translated Fiction

The Scape-goat | Indraganti Narasimha Murthy

Scape-Goat | Indraganti Narasimha Murthy

“Hello Mr. Murty …” phoned in Sadanandam, the General Manager of ABC bank. “We have reviewed the … [Read More...]

Gratitude | Dr. Veluri Rama Rao (translation)

Gratitude | Bhagavatula Venkata Radhakrishna

If ever you go to Laxmipuram and ask for the house of Veera Venkata Satyanarayana garu, nobody will … [Read More...]

Being and Nothingness | Rabeea Mahmood Rabeea

Being and Nothingness | Rabeea Mahmood Rabeea

Sir, I assure you and I repeat it for ten times: "I am not MAD" … "Though I am not looking in a … [Read More...]

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