Jacelyn Yap — Excerpt: Just neighbouring the bustling Osaka City is the lesser known Sakai City. Every October they hold their largest festival, the Sakai Festival (Sakaimatsuri).
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Of Beauty in the Quotidian
Aditi Yadav — Excerpt: You live always in motion—onward, forward. But never quite perfect—just as the circle doesn’t really get a final closure, reminding us of our limitations and transient existence.
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Stories in the Time of Despair — Easterine Kire’s Spirit Nights
Nisarg Patel — Excerpt: Recently announced as the winner of the 2024 Sahitya Akademi Award under the category of English Literature, Easterine Kire’s Spirit Nights (2022) tells a “story of darkness [as] narrated by the Chang Tribe” of Nagaland.
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ASAP Corner Submission Guidelines
The ASAP Corner is our new home for reviews. Earlier a part of the Weekly Features, we have now freed reviews from the queue, for they are best served hot.
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Sexual Imagery in Four Ottoman Desserts (or The Sweet, Sweet Objectification of Women)
Ecem Yucel — Excerpt: Tulumba (Kerhane Tatlısı), pump (or brothel dessert) — / deep fried batter, coated in thick, / saccharine syrup, resembling churros.