Category: Creative non-fiction
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‘The View’ by Tamizh Ponni VP
Nescafé’s hot brew gently erased her nightmare through a calculated series of sips and blows. Cupping the warm ceramic, she kept replaying that bizarre dream- an unsolicited trip to the…
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‘Dreamland’ by Kim Whysall-Hammond
My father loved her at first sight. Startling looks, a vivacious dancer, a stranger in town. Something bursts within him. An artist, but he could never capture her likeness. Yet…
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‘Covalent Reunion’ by Alaina Hammond
At my 20th high school reunion, a woman smiled at me with familiar affection. I felt awful that I didn’t immediately recognize her, as she clearly remembered me, and liked me. …
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‘Birds’ by Dana McSwain
She didn’t even give me a chance to be shy- she grabbed my hand after the briefest of introductions and before I knew it, we were running, laughing about nothing,…
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‘My Aita’s Orchard’ by Ananya Mahapatra
I sit under the shade of a gooseberry tree with an old wooden slate on my lap. The chalk crumbles at the tip every time I try my hand at…
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‘A malAIse of expression’ by Agnibarathi
Writing is a unique art. It is one of the few arts where there is no recognition for exact reproduction simply because most of the human race is skilled at…
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Classic Inspiration, Modern Angst: Mainak Bhaumik’s Generation Ami (2018) as a tribute to the cinematic genius of Satyajit Ray
When Mainak Bhaumik decided to take up Apu and Durga as the names of the two protagonists, for his 2018 Bengali film — Generation Ami, he knew that the fate of his characters…
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Cancel Culture: Digital Vigilantes or a Legit Check on Power?
I’ll never forget the time I jokingly called a friend’s sandwich “postmodern art”—and woke up to ten angry emojis and a group chat full of “unfriending” threats. Welcome to cancel…
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‘Wasiwasi’ by Kerry McKay
“Asante sana” I thanked the Kenyan man who had given me a lift to Nairobi and stepped onto the sidewalk. It was at least fifteen degrees warmer in…
