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Literature, Culture & Arts | Estd. 2022

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  • All Issues
    • Pratibhāsika (Speculative Fiction, July 2026)
    • The Many Lives of Atlas A (Special Issue, January 2026, Web Edition)
    • Fictile Feelings (Poetry Special, October 2025)
    • Issue 4 (April 2025)
    • Murals (December 2024)
    • Issue 3 (April 2024)
    • Wee Hooghly, Issue 1 (January 2024)
    • Issue 2 (October 2023)
    • Issue 1 (April 2023)
  • Weekly Features
    • Craft
    • Culture
      • Faith
      • Film/TV
      • Food
      • Literature
      • Music
      • Mythology
      • Satire
      • Science
      • Society
      • Sports
      • Theatre
      • Wildlife
    • Humour
    • Photo Essay
    • Translation
    • Travelogue
    • Book Review (Till Feb 2025)
    • Weekly Features Archive (October 6, 2024 and Before)
  • ASAP Corner
    • Books
    • Commentary
    • Conversations
    • Excerpts
    • Film/TV
    • Magazines/Journals
    • Music
    • Remembrance
  • The Writer’s Gauntlet
  • Submissions
  • Who We Are
    • Founding Editors
    • Guest Editors
    • Recognitions
    • Nominations
    • Privacy Policy

Fictile Feelings (Poetry Special, October 2025)

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The Many Lives of Atlas A (Special Issue, January 2026, Web Edition)

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Pratibhāsika (Speculative Fiction, July 2026)

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  • Travelogue - Weekly Features

    “Scandinavian Capitals: A Visit to All Four Capital Cities (Part 1 – Copenhagen)” by Michael Smith

    11 October 2026

    Things you would not expect to see in... Copenhagen. A major attraction of travelling is the ever-present element of surprise. Rarely a day goes by without some form of unexpected discovery, no matter how small.

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    Related Posts

    “Akagera National Park: A Conservation Destination” by Chitra Gopalakrishnan

    4 October 2026

    “Journey to the north-eastern end of Deutschland” by Subham Mukherjee

    16 August 2026

    “Peaks, Pine and Peace — A Dream Getaway at Bahu Village” by Urmi Chakravorty

    16 August 2026
  • Humour - Translation - Weekly Features

    “The Writer’s Nose” by Wawan Kurniawan

    11 October 2026

    A month before the book he was writing was completed, the tip of his nose itched unbearably. Previous bouts of itching he could endure, but today’s was relentless.

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    “Follow the Algorithm” by Brian Christopher Giddens

    20 September 2026

    “Alan’s Psychedelic Breakfast” by Michael Smith

    20 September 2026

    “Never in England” by Norma Hart

    23 August 2026
  • The Writer's Gauntlet with Sadie Kaye

    Comedic Terrorist Dan Dellechiaie, The Brains Behind Shitbot, Writes Silly Antifa Stories—And They’re Accidentally Saving Real Lives!

    8 October 2026

    Egregious shouldn’t be seen in public with any qualifiers such as that two-timing gigolo “very.”

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    Peter Lilly’s poetry DESTROYS modernist empiricism with FACTS AND SCIENCE!

    1 October 2026

    Archivists Hate Her! Government Watchlists Love Her! Knights Fear Her! (No wonder Emma Pei Yin’s characters don’t know where to look…)

    24 September 2026

    Nadia Hashimi is not an arsonist, but if she were, she believes patriarchy would make excellent kindling…

    3 September 2026
  • ASAP Corner - Books

    “The Geography of Unfinished Memory: Trauma, Belonging and the Ethics of Return in Umair Ahmed Khan’s The Valley of Unfinished Songs” by Wani Nazir

    8 October 2026

    Kashmiriyat takes on the most convincing meaning. Instead of an idea, acts of care are offered along with actions such as feeding someone, opening a door, composing a family, and sharing a table.

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    “The Unease Beneath the Ordinary: Review of Geet Chaturvedi’s Scent of the Nameless, tr. Anita Gopalan” by Tarang Sinha

    2 October 2026

    “As Strong as a Yak: Review of Jess Butterworth’s Running on the Roof of the World” by Sandhyaa Venkatachalam

    2 October 2026

    “Channelling the Wellspring of Energy: Review of Madhu Gangopadhyay’s Alien Terrain & Other Poems” by Chitra Gopalakrishnan

    23 September 2026
  • Travelogue - Weekly Features

    “Akagera National Park: A Conservation Destination” by Chitra Gopalakrishnan

    4 October 2026

    "The story of Akagera National Park is one of remarkable recovery... this place was filled with African wild dogs, but a disease eliminated all of them. Yet there are so many species we have brought back to life."

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    Related Posts

    “Scandinavian Capitals: A Visit to All Four Capital Cities (Part 1 – Copenhagen)” by Michael Smith

    11 October 2026

    “Journey to the north-eastern end of Deutschland” by Subham Mukherjee

    16 August 2026

    “Peaks, Pine and Peace — A Dream Getaway at Bahu Village” by Urmi Chakravorty

    16 August 2026
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Michael Smith begins his Scandinavian tour in the Danish capital, and Wawan Kurniawan has an itch that won’t go away.

Scandinavian Capitals: A Visit to All Four Capital Cities (Part 1 – Copenhagen) by Michael Smith

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