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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)
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    • Humour
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  • Humour - Weekly Features

    ‘Booked’ and ‘Java by my side’

    4 January 2026

    Rohit Karir — Excerpt: My heart skips a beat when a paragraph grabs hold of me, and the search ends.

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    “Is he an Iyengar?” by Krish

    1 November 2026

    “C8H10N4O2” by Michael Smith

    25 October 2026

    “a wife’s complaint” and other poems by Low Kian Seh

    25 October 2026
  • Humour - Weekly Features

    Modern Dating Red Flags: As Interpreted by a Birdwatcher

    21 December 2025

    Sabyasachi Roy — Excerpt: Specimen 5: The Hobby Cultist. Latin Name: Singulus obsessionae. They don’t date—they recruit.

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    “Is he an Iyengar?” by Krish

    1 November 2026

    “C8H10N4O2” by Michael Smith

    25 October 2026

    “a wife’s complaint” and other poems by Low Kian Seh

    25 October 2026
  • Humour - Weekly Features

    The Audition

    21 December 2025

    Devin James Leonard — Excerpt: “I’ll work on my French accent.” The casting director wagged his head and rolled his eyes at that.

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    “Is he an Iyengar?” by Krish

    1 November 2026

    “C8H10N4O2” by Michael Smith

    25 October 2026

    “a wife’s complaint” and other poems by Low Kian Seh

    25 October 2026
  • Culture - Humour - Travelogue - Weekly Features

    The Road to Limerick

    7 December 2025

    Sarah Das Gupta — Excerpt: We were hoping to hitch a lift up the beautiful West Coast to the city of Limerick where we had arranged to stay for a few days.

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    “The Ticking Clock and Hand Letter” by Jodee Fok

    8 November 2026

    “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
  • Craft - Culture - Humour - Weekly Features

    How to Go from Book Idea to Acquiring a Literary Agent in Less Than One Year

    7 December 2025

    MJ Huntsgood — Excerpt: If you’re tender-hearted like me, I highly recommend Reddit. They give gentle, soul-crushing reviews.

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    Unlikable Characters: Understanding the Appeal and Building Empathy

    23 November 2025

    Writing as Bull Riding

    21 September 2025

    You Are Worthy

    16 February 2025
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