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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)
    • Wee Hooghly, Issue 1 (January 2024)
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  • Humour - Weekly Features

    ‘failure to turn,’ ‘roots,’ ‘cut flowers,’ ‘different windows’ and ‘couldn’t be bothered’

    13 April 2025

    Nathaniel Calhoun — Excerpt: someone I loved / was allergic to mint / and I forgot that, once. / she is okay / but we are no longer close.

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    “Never in England” by Norma Hart

    23 August 2026

    “Merci, Mimi” by Curtis C. Morgan

    23 August 2026

    “I Rot with Impatience” by Michael Fowler

    9 August 2026
  • Translation - Weekly Features

    Simple Sorrows: Poems by Manglesh Dabral

    30 March 2025

    Nisarg Patel — Excerpt: The four poems translated here are perfect representations of Dabral’s poetics―in their language, their form, and the themes with which they engage.

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    The First Snow

    19 April 2026

    In the Shadow of an Absence

    9 November 2025

    The Next Wednesday: English Translation of the Gujarati short story, નિત્યક્રમ (Nityakram), written by Panna Naik

    3 August 2025
  • Culture - Food - Humour - Weekly Features

    Sexual Imagery in Four Ottoman Desserts (or The Sweet, Sweet Objectification of Women)

    9 March 2025

    Ecem Yucel — Excerpt: Tulumba (Kerhane Tatlısı), pump (or brothel dessert) — / deep fried batter, coated in thick, / saccharine syrup, resembling churros.

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    “The Day You Came” by McLord Selasi

    30 August 2026

    “When Nooria Became Noor Ahmad” by Marwa Karimi

    30 August 2026

    “Gen Alpha and Their Pookie Dads” by Jasleen Kaur

    2 August 2026
  • Humour - Weekly Features

    ‘The Bathroom Singer,’ ‘A Masterclass on How to Make Your Friend Pay at a Restaurant,’ ‘The Astrologer’ and ‘Waking Up’

    23 February 2025

    Shamik Banerjee — Excerpt: Also, Saturn in the fifth / House indicates a joyless life. Her sign’s / Aquarius: eccentric; full of pride.

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    “Never in England” by Norma Hart

    23 August 2026

    “Merci, Mimi” by Curtis C. Morgan

    23 August 2026

    “I Rot with Impatience” by Michael Fowler

    9 August 2026
  • Craft - Weekly Features

    You Are Worthy

    16 February 2025

    Elaine Nadal — Excerpt: A writer must also find adventures in the real world.

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

    7 December 2025

    Unlikable Characters: Understanding the Appeal and Building Empathy

    23 November 2025

    Writing as Bull Riding

    21 September 2025
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McLord Selasi reveals the logic behind the many names of Ewe children, and Marwa Karimi shares a story from a regime where being a woman is a liability.

The Day You Came by McLord Selasi

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