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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You have to laugh or you’d cry
Sarah Das Gupta — Excerpt: There was a loud chorus of ‘oohs’ and ‘ahs’ as I went through A and E with a blood soaked towel on my head, looking like the Queen of Sheba in a horror movie.
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Land of the Free
Natalie Nee — Excerpt: I’ve been waiting to speak with his family, but I can’t remember the last time they were here, despite living less than five miles away.
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MIDAS
Surabhi Katyal — Excerpt: I would never tell anybody about MIDAS and my score. I was sure the result was enough to send me home. And I did not want that.
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The Mayfly
Michael Smith — Excerpt: As a schoolboy I was shocked, outraged even, that a creature could have its entire existence limited to just one day.