Mohona Chatterjee Cordelia – Beware! Storm ahead! Lear – Before a haunted hovel? Where have you brought me Cordelia? Cordelia – Upon the heath! Fool’s heath. Lear – Fool stays here? Cordelia – No, not here [Pointing to the hovel], there he lives. This is where he works, struts and frets his hour. Lear – …
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Adivasi
Stephen Gill Reghu knew that Adivasi was the Hindi expression for the aboriginals of India, and that the Adivasi were not within the Hindu caste system. He also knew that the Adivasi became paranoid about faces from outside when their forests began vanishing. Deforestation and the debasement of their mother activated Nexalites, Christian missionaries and…
The Day Anu had a Haircut
Nandita Dutta Mumbai (India) Yet another morning when I jostle my way into the second class ladies compartment of the Churchgate local. Amid swear words, jutting elbows and the stench of fresh sweat mixed with talcum powder. I settle down and an elderly woman tugs at my shoulder to make room for her. I squeeze…
The Day Anu had a Haircut
Nandita Dutta Mumbai (India) Yet another morning when I jostle my way into the second class ladies compartment of the Churchgate local. Amid swear words, jutting elbows and the stench of fresh sweat mixed with talcum powder. I settle down and an elderly woman tugs at my shoulder to make room for her. I squeeze…
Into The Fire
Alexander Mathew Harris 118 North Howard Street Apartment 223 Baltimore, Maryland 21201 (410) 622-0865 The summons from Main Jye had been sudden and curious. The sun was near second place, and the breeze couldn’t move Ralo’s kilt. Distracted, he chewed his lip while walking through Pempamsie’s Central Market, dodging shoppers and kora players and stall…
DOWRY
Hamza Hassan Sheikh, Pakistan She was much happy after purchasing a new braid for hairs. It became routine that whenever the hawker used to visit their village, she used to buy any hair-band, hair-clip, lipstick, or any beauty cream to beautify herself. The day on which she bought anything that day was a memorable for…
The Watching Eyes of Iris
Jason Constantine Ford Sepalli reached the gates of the ruined city of Tarisius with her baby on her back. Her boy friend Indaliron promised to leave her a written note at this location on what kind of information he gained on the inhabitability of Tarisius. The gate was open but there was no note nor…
Members Are Sunflowers
The Unfortunate Recorder
Robert A. Vella San Francisco To save his family, an enigmatic father must sacrifice his future by disobeying galactic orders. Renna Mercelli sat motionless as he absorbed the telepathic message from his distant relations. When the meaning became clear, his worst fears had been realized. He lowered his head into trembling palms, but shook off…
The Glass Screen
Laura Solomon Nelson, New Zealand In dire need of money, I took the job stripping behind the glass screen. My boyfriend Karl was very much against it. He thought that I was lowering myself by taking up that sort of work. I was an extra-mural student, studying psychology at Massey University, living in London, struggling…