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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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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Ghosts on the Radio
Damayanti Saha — Excerpt: I could feel Aishwarya Rai’s smile on one note, an eyebrow raised, and excitedly but mistakenly remembered Dola Re.
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There Are Way Too Many Obits for Rock Musicians
Michael Fowler — Excerpt: You might say I was born to rock, or at least reached puberty to rock.
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The Sports Writing Voice That Has Stuck with Me the Most: Maya Angelou’s “Champion of the World”
Matthew Johnson — Excerpt: Angelou is not just telling the play-by-play of an ordinary sporting event; she invites her readers to experience it.