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Literature, Culture & Arts | Estd. 2022

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  • All Issues
    • Pratibhāsika (Speculative Fiction, July 2026)
    • The Many Lives of Atlas A (Special Issue, January 2026, Web Edition)
    • Fictile Feelings (Poetry Special, October 2025)
    • Issue 4 (April 2025)
    • Murals (December 2024)
    • Issue 3 (April 2024)
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  • Humour - Weekly Features

    A Spy of a Certain Age

    9 February 2025

    Nina Miller — Excerpt: In the spy business, only the very sexy or the extremely invisible can get prized intel. Ask me how I know.

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  • Humour - Weekly Features

    Fleeting Fame

    9 February 2025

    Ed N. White — Excerpt: I would explain to the judges that Bob saved his delicate voice for his musical performance.

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  • Culture - Food - Humour - Weekly Features

    Trick or Treat

    2 February 2025

    Sarah Masters — Excerpt: You’re a witch, Jan. A bloody witch. Are those eyeballs?

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    “Gen Alpha and Their Pookie Dads” by Jasleen Kaur

    2 August 2026

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    2 August 2026

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    26 July 2026
  • Humour - Weekly Features

    A Dead Dad’s Confession

    2 February 2025

    Frederick Charles Melancon — Excerpt: I can’t pick the beer cans up, but I can change the flow of air just enough to knock over whatever I want.

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    “I Rot with Impatience” by Michael Fowler

    9 August 2026

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    26 July 2026
  • Culture - Food - Humour - Weekly Features

    A sonnet about a 24K gold plated rack of lamb

    19 January 2025

    Stuti Sinha — Excerpt: Dubai’s a destination for the rich / to spend their money, all without a twitch.

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    “Gen Alpha and Their Pookie Dads” by Jasleen Kaur

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