( Categories Creative Non-Fiction Non-Fiction Word from the Streets October, 2018 (Not Quite) Lost in the Lanes of Jayanagar Word from the Streets captures Richard Rose's experience of Bangalore through his many visits.
G Categories Fiction October, 2018 Genny and the Leprechaun Genevieve wanted a leprechaun. She’d never held a leprechaun. She’d never even seen one, not a real live one, but when Papa spoke and when..
F Categories Fiction October, 2018 FEAR He was running wildly, panting for breath as his heart beat furiously like a terrified bird trying to break out of its cage. They were..
W Categories Fiction October, 2018 What Is Love Twenty years ago, they were madly in love. She loved him so much that she left her long-term boyfriend for him and moved to a..
D Categories Fiction October, 2018 Diesel for My Soul Rels meant relatives. Cooz stood for cousin. Fat was for father. This new lingo exasperated me. I bit my nails every time I heard it..
K Categories Poetry October, 2018 Ken Day Dada walked out without saying Yetan, which means I’ll be back not I’m leaving. Day he left without a sound or hint, Mama pulled..
L Categories Poetry October, 2018 Love like a plan gone wrong & other poems Love like a plan gone wrong Today I woke up and decided to be beautiful Everyday feels like a song in my head Looking to..
O Categories Poetry October, 2018 Open Mic Night My friend Dudley and I go to the book store for something to read. It’s open mic night. “How many poems can be recited about..
S Categories Poetry October, 2018 Somewhere in Visakhapatnam Barefoot children stop and stare Gazes arrested By the banganapalli trunk Whose fruit sways gently In a summer wind And brown eyes Calculate trajectory Of..
M Categories Poetry October, 2018 Mangoes When the frigid breeze cuts into my skin Creeps past countless layers of wool Then I grumble to Amma Where are the mangoes, I say..