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A Different Birthday
A birthday visit to Kochi becomes a meditation on art, performance, travel, and grief.
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Creative Non-Fiction
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Nature & Environment
In Search of Wild Rest
A walk through Dhanaulti turns into a reflection on trees, forest memory, and wild rest.
Creative Non-Fiction
The Value of a Quarter
On a vacation in Bali, a taxi driver leans over to my white husband in the front seat and says, “Your wife is brown and beautiful, just like me!” In Cambodia, a tuk tuk driver tries to flirt his way into getting me to pick him over the other drivers
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The Sparkle and the Spiral
KC Peek writes a personal memoir alongside an analysis of The Twilight Saga to explore how a bipolar disorder diagnosis, low self-worth, and cultural narratives about romantic love intersected in her life.
Creative Non-Fiction
Being True to the Story
Bubba Henson recounts a late-night encounter while waiting tables in 1979 Beverly Hills, serving Christie McVie and Dennis Wilson during what turns out to be an emotional, intimate moment following his marriage proposal.
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The Muddy Path of Tulatulahan
This essay, written by Vartan Koumrouyan, recounts the author’s experience living in rural Palawan, Philippines, during a period of relentless rain and storms.
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The Roots of Teeth and Trees
Devashish Makhija explores themes of growth, displacement, and nostalgia through this personal essay.
Creative Non-Fiction
Sitting with Solitude
A personal narrative about Holly Claytor’s experience as an American au pair living with a French family in Provence.
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Etoile
The social worker at the hospice center asks if there is anyone my mother might like me to call.
Creative Non-Fiction
No Picnic for Me
The writer narrates an experience at her art school which leaves her with the realisation about having to fight for each bit she wanted.
Creative Non-Fiction
Paper Dreams
In our house, we have an entire wall built of books. The English is so hard that even I cannot get through more than a cupboard or two.
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The Patriarchal Fantasy of the Extraordinary
The writer evokes the phenomenon of “doing” woman as soon as the epithet ‘woman’ is added to Thinker, writer, achiever, go-getter.
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Winning while Losing
The writer makes the unique argument that athletic competition is not actually competition but rather mutualism, in which all the participants benefit
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The Loud Part of Silence
It was an innocent question asked by a little girl who could not have been more than 4 years old.
Creative Non-Fiction
Mukti: A Vision of India in 12 Easy Pieces
The author writes a 12 piece essay as a conduit of understanding of his experience of travelling from Delhi to Bodh Gaya and further; and to understanding himself.
Creative Non-Fiction
Male Child Insurance
It’s well known that in Indian culture, male children are considered the parents’ support system for their old age.
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Adoptee Assignation
In the basement, Ike awaits. The staff person explains that Ike will be released soon,
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The ghost of Maamma walks the astral plane, accepting the praise sung by Nanna to all that hear.
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My Uncle, The Fisherman
Uncle Louie stood beside the Dark Lake a long time, starring out at the placid water as the sun rose.
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Directions Home
My earliest childhood memory is of the herd of slow-rising hot air balloons over the Rocky Mountains. Every morning, my twin sister, Ava, and I would stand beneath the westward-facing window of our playroom and gaze towards the horizon as the
Creative Non-Fiction
Watermelon and Buttercups
The Author traverses the space between support and understanding of the geopolitical situation of Israel and Palestine.
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Savory
The author writes about her experience regarding body shaming and judgmental glares of neighbourhood aunts.
Creative Non-Fiction
This is What It Means to Say Poetry in America
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Statues and the Colonised Mind
Statues do many things. They tell or repress a story about the past. They tell us about ourselves. They make us feel uneasy or can inspire. Scenes of sculptural epiphanies and distress, as well as, defiance, acknowledge that engaging with statues is not always easy or enjoyable.