We are in Kansas, Toto
Louis Faber In my dream, the world was at peace, and I was riding across Kansas on a unicycle,… Read More »We are in Kansas, Toto
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There’s an Ache in the Heart Tonight
Basudhara Roy There’s an ache in the heart tonight. A promise left without a forwarding address. Some… Read More »There’s an Ache in the Heart Tonight
The Aimalculic Antonomsia
Colin James I should explain, my darling’s habits bear scrutiny. Throws all her used make-up into an uncooperative sea. The sandiest I’ve seen. Mixed in a few survivalist donors, chatted up a coastal corridor. We must do as she says, for only she knows the strategy that leads us back to an ideology.
Trobriand Cricket
Devyani Srinivasan The game begins when a swarm of men dip, in unison buzz, lightness rising fills bare chests,… Read More »Trobriand Cricket
Return of the seeds
Ra Sh Finally we return to the lukewarm water in the tub where yesterday’s sun has set. Finally… Read More »Return of the seeds
The Veneer
Urmila Bendre She looked at him curiously. This was a new one. “Don’t look at me suspiciously, I mean it.… Read More »The Veneer
Understanding Foucault
Dustin Pickering If I understand Foucault’s poststructuralist analysis– essentially it takes chaos as the starting point of historical development, but… Read More »Understanding Foucault
Time’s Fool
Naina Dey Holding the large envelope, Meenakshi dropped down on one of the shiny steel-netted chairs. A while ago she… Read More »Time’s Fool
Retribution – Excerpt from a prose poetry translation of Beowulf (ll. 1321-1590)
Ted Morrissey Beowulf, a visiting Geat, has rid King Hrothgar’s hall of Grendel, the menacing creature who has been murdering… Read More »Retribution – Excerpt from a prose poetry translation of Beowulf (ll. 1321-1590)
The Undoable Story
Noureen K. Ajmal “The coldest rain is always the first” Monday grumbles as the 5 people with nothing but files… Read More »The Undoable Story