Shikha S. Lamba — Excerpt: I walk to the stalls, already overwhelmed with customers, intoxicated by the sweet smell of narcissus, inviting me to do more than just glance.
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Sadie Kaye — Excerpt: I know I’m not a bad parent because it’s 4.03 am and I’m whispering The Pied Piper to my daughter so as not to wake up anyone else.
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Madhulika Khaitan — Excerpt: Indisputably, there is the will of God. But then, there is also the will of a woman.
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Chitra Gopalakrishnan — Excerpt: The men tell me they are heading to a pokkar. “We want our pond back and we will take it, one way or another,” they say.
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Michael Smith — Excerpt: In October 2009, myself and a colleague at the British school where I worked accompanied a small group of 15/16 year old students to Japan.


