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The Ears Have It
At some point, I began noticing people’s ears. One man wore tiny, square, rimless reading glasses. His long brown hair was tied in a bun,..
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The Hawk
Jeff Mason hung up the store phone, pleased. He’d convinced a brokerage firm downtown to hold a Hawaiian Nights event; every employee at the brokerage..
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Someday
It’s 5 AM. Somewhere in the climax of your dream you had an anxiety attack. So you wake up – exhausted from sleep apnea, acidity..
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The Night Chores
This story won the first prize in the prose competition of Alcheringa festival’s Zephyr literary event.
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The Chair
This story won the third prize in the prose competition of Alcheringa festival’s Zephyr literary event.
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Oh, Cardinal Directions!
You’ll be the father of nations. Genesis 17:4 I. Ginny listened for the door and keyless lock of her husband’s car, but Leonard Cohen heard..
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The Last Message
Parking next to her neighbour’s faded BMW, Arpita stepped out of her car and locked it. In her hand was a loaded carrier bag. She..
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City of Coincidences
Several days a week I would go to a little Internet café down under Avenue Mohammed V. I’d do my business, talk to Allal, pack..
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Garlic Boy
The screams and cries are loudest at night and aggravate the inmates who encourage the predators and fantasize about the fate of the prey. It..
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Following Omar
Thick clouds of snow had hovered over the valley for the past few weeks. Omar swung around his auto and parked outside the wooden awning..
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THE RATTLER
Chris Hartley, a tall, slim man, took a two-week vacation to escape his repetitive schedule. He drove his Honda sedan to a rented cabin in..
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Ask Abhay
Life is a strange animal. Full of surprises. One minute I am snoozing in my tattoo parlour in Hauz Khas the next thing I know..
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Mustard Yellow
Nanu, you’re already up? Kya bataun, the fear of bad tea wakes me up earlier than usual. That bad, nanu? No beta,..
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This Is for Rosetta
The hospital monitor beeped along as the ventilator breathed for Rosetta. Scottie had taken his sheriff’s hat off as soon as he entered the room..
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Café Terrace
The sun had just set as I walked through the narrow street in the crowded Mall Road towards Café Terrace. Couples walking hand in hand,..
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Conspiracy of the Dragon
July 31, 1914 Most Honorable Shining Sun: The Eagle Flies To The Sea, Waking The Bull Dog, To Join The Cock and Bear And Destroy..
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The Animals Among Us by Blaze Bernstein
This is a re-run of Blaze Bernstein’s short story which appeared in May 2015 issue of The Bangalore Review. He was only seventeen then, and..
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Elgin in the Rains
1. The “Daily News”, thrown by the newspaper vendor made a “clat” on the narrow first floor veranda. Soham, who was sitting in front of..
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Our Stopover in Santa Fe
We arrived at Pisa International airport to find our charter jet waiting. Our favorite pilots Rick and Jeff were there to greet us. Each had..
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No Place Like Home
I drove home from the store, where I had stopped for a pound of coffee, when I noticed a garage sale. A short fat Indian..
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Tonight in San Pedro
This time Carmen’s late even by local standards. I’m waiting as the bar starts to fill up. We’re waiting for the nightclubs to open, women..
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Lying Sideways
“School out already?” I ask. “The fish was lying sideways in my class.” “Yeah?” “A kid at school said it’s normal.” “Huh.” “He said fish..
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Deliria…as.is
I opened my eyes very slowly; afraid that a dazzling light would hit my censored vision and drown me in pools of dark water, the..
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Relief Patterns, June 1952
Relief Patterns, June 1952 Seismic gap: A segment of an active fault zone that has not experienced a major earthquake during a time period when..