September 2017
In this issue
Contents
Dire Situations
When Mr. d’Foos-Fong told Mrs. d’Foos-Fong he was going to kill himself, she said, “I am at a loss for words. But of course do..
Trio’s
You’ve got to give a little, take a little, And let your poor heart break a little. That’s the story of, that’s the glory of..
The Master Carpenter
Charles Willett appeared both defeated and stoic while seated at the slab-table he’d fashioned years earlier from the choice reddish-brown heartwood of a Kentucky Coffee..
THE LONGEST DAYS
Our mosque leans to the left. That’s because it was a church before the Tidesville Islamic community put enough money together to buy it. Apparently,..
The Bandwala
Sundar Brass Band, most popularly called Sundar Band, had arrived in the city of Bangalore quite early in the morning. Their performance was set to..
The leather bag
Translated from Tamil by Jayanthi Sankar She pressed the doorbell. One of the duplicate keys to the front door had been left with her. However, she..
Legacy
she has inherited her father’s cracking bones and her mother’s dimple she stands in front of the mirror, Ma’s green dupatta resting against her..
Brahmasthanam
All faces are one— so worship the bull at the gate, the elephant-headed son, the rising serpent light, and the dark mother’s womb. ..
The Liquidators
Soviet hazardous waste experts spent an estimated $2 billion on the cleanup and threw everything from converted moon rovers to radio-controlled bulldozers at the demolished..
Your Camel
Tomatoes and cucumbers overcome by mint — green beans hanging from gutters — circles around eyes weepy with moonlight. We sit on your porch, gliding..