The Reality of Shadows— Maja Haderlap
TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN BY AARON CARPENTER Image used for representationThinking about taboos is no walk in the park, even if it can start out that way. You go on your…...
Climate Fiction: Prophecy or Mere Speculation?—Soham Guha
SOHAM GUHA “It looked like the great heat wave would be like mass shootings in the United States— mourned by all, deplored by all, and then immediately forgotten or superseded by the next one, until…...
The Hungry Luminaries— Malay Roy Choudhury (Episode 3)
TRANSLATED FROM THE BENGALI BY SRAMAN SIRCAR Painting by Hungryalist artist Anil Karanjai. Section: 5 After spending several days in Kolkata, I finally returned to Patna. A big chunk of my salary…...
Wyrd Words: Personal Reflection on the Art of Horror (Part I)— Grandfather Hu
PART I: MUST THERE BE HORROR? The news report gave me a comforting buzz of confirmation and allowed me a rare moment of self-congratulatory public, crowing about my love for the Horror Genre.…...
This Heart, The Sinking Depths…— Shankar Lahiri (Part Three)
Translated from the Bengali by Bishnupriya Chowdhuri Artwork by Baibhab Bose. 6. Towards the end of the night, a pitch-dark window rattled by an oceanic explosion woke up. Venus shines phosphorescent…...
The Hungry Luminaries— Malay Roy Choudhury (Episode 2)
Translated from the Bengali by Sraman Sircar A painting by Anil Karanjai, one of the luminaries of the Hungryalist movement. 3 I used to live with my extended family in the…...
This Heart, The Sinking Depths…— Shankar Lahiri (Part Two)
Translated from the Bengali by Bishnupriya Chowdhuri Artwork by Baibhab Bose. 3. I have known her bare back and those wings. She is dusky and tall. Her ebony locks as if free…...
A Togolese Play— Kokouvi Dzifa Galley
Des-pairs Translated from the Togolese by Dodzi Edem Amenyo Artwork by Lette Valeska (Taken from Wikimedia Commons) Synopsis: A couple. She and He. She doesn’t want to let…...
The Hungry Luminaries— Malay Roy Choudhury (Episode 1)
Translated from the Bengali by Sraman Sircar Image used for representation 1 By the time I noticed my sandal was torn, we had barely set foot outside the College Street…...