Barnali Ray Shukla — Excerpt: Zorro the cat, aka Daggu Bhaiya, boasts of a Persian lineage, crossed with a less-celebrated parent. But this bundle of wonder is now a Mumbaikar.
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Amita Basu — Excerpt: If the meeting will be headed by your CEO, dean, or other bigshot, prepare yourself — slip into the bathroom, turn to the mirror, and practise your best fake, fawning smile.
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James Sennott and Alba Blanco — Excerpt: “Boss said I could have a smoke break, as long as none of those damn kids see me,” he muttered to himself.
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Saraswati Nagpal — Excerpt: The fridge is bare. She waves a dying tomato in the air to prove her point. My brain is trying to find another word for “splendour.”
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Bidisha Satpathy — Excerpt: In the mirror, I look like I did in December, with an addition of about seven greying hair.
