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  • Humour - Weekly Features

    Unflushed Fiction

    5 April 2026

    Sadie Kaye — Excerpt: “One of the builders has done a poo in our downstairs toilet. Call me.” I suddenly felt feverish in the sub-Arctic airconditioned meeting room. I tried to shut off the call. Much too late.

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    25 October 2026
  • Humour - Weekly Features

    Crisp Golden Dosas

    22 March 2026

    Usha Aswath Iyer — Excerpt: Sharada tucked into her favourite breakfast as if she had been starved for a week.

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  • Humour - Weekly Features

    A Hoarder’s Euphoria

    22 March 2026

    Chandrika R Krishnan — Excerpt: Moving homes is a nightmare for many. More so, for a hoarder of one too many.

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  • Culture - Humour - Weekly Features

    The Snide Sniper

    15 March 2026

    Sadie Kaye — Excerpt: I know I’m not a bad parent because it’s 4.03 am and I’m whispering The Pied Piper to my daughter so as not to wake up anyone else.

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    “The Ticking Clock and Hand Letter” by Jodee Fok

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    “The Demons Within Our Circles and the Angels Within Us” by Chitra Gopalakrishnan

    8 November 2026

    “Food Fairies” by Bodhisatwa Ray ‘Bodhi’

    1 November 2026
  • Culture - Humour - Society - Weekly Features

    Willing

    8 March 2026

    Madhulika Khaitan — Excerpt: Indisputably, there is the will of God. But then, there is also the will of a woman.

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    “Food Fairies” by Bodhisatwa Ray ‘Bodhi’

    1 November 2026
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