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    Few Grains of Sesame

    5 October 2025

    Shobha Ramani — Excerpt: I had never viewed sesame through the lens of grief until that year.

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    Fictile Feelings (Poetry Special, October 2025)

    3 October 2025

    We are pleased to announce the release of Fictile Feelings, our inaugural Poetry Special, guest-edited by Sanjeev Sethi, with 95 poems from poets worldwide.

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    Secrets of Mountains

    28 September 2025

    Rakhima Imanaly — Excerpt: Mountains are like people, they show their secrets only once. We are to be aware of it at a given time, otherwise, we lose this chance forever.

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    Keeping our Heads at the Feast of Saint John

    28 September 2025

    John Haymaker — Excerpt: Showing it to my partner, we smiled at the possibilities. I banged the hammer a few more times and found it effective for relieving tension.

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    Pujo is Here But Not for Everyone | Festive Edition

    21 September 2025

    Sanskriti Roy — Excerpt: But Maa’s arrival is only partial, because Pujo is not for everyone. I realise this while passing through the city’s restless traffic on a Rapido.

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