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    • Pratibhāsika (Speculative Fiction, July 2026)
    • The Many Lives of Atlas A (Special Issue, January 2026, Web Edition)
    • Fictile Feelings (Poetry Special, October 2025)
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  • Humour - Weekly Features

    ‘In the Checkout Lane,’ ‘Shitstorm’ and ‘Hours Before the Inspector Comes to Approve Us for a Loan’

    13 April 2025

    Ashley Kirkland — Excerpt: That’s what you get / for making out / in the grass.

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    “Follow the Algorithm” by Brian Christopher Giddens

    20 September 2026

    “Alan’s Psychedelic Breakfast” by Michael Smith

    20 September 2026

    “Never in England” by Norma Hart

    23 August 2026
  • 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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    “Follow the Algorithm” by Brian Christopher Giddens

    20 September 2026

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    “Never in England” by Norma Hart

    23 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 Wife in the Corner Frame” by Namrata

    4 October 2026

    “Lord Shiva in Singapore” by Pavle Radonić

    27 September 2026

    “In Search of Lost Spectres” by Paromita Patranobish

    27 September 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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    “Follow the Algorithm” by Brian Christopher Giddens

    20 September 2026

    “Alan’s Psychedelic Breakfast” by Michael Smith

    20 September 2026

    “Never in England” by Norma Hart

    23 August 2026
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