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The Best Friend Whom I Love!
By Manickavalli Arumugam Friends and Friendship is one of the most cool and most wonderful gifts from God. Its pure, It has no negativity...
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Sep 202 min read
The Recent Epidemic
By Ryan Lam There has been a new epidemic arising. If you are reading this; it’s probably too late. With whatever strength I have left,...
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Sep 203 min read
Beyond The Window Of Water
By Nicholas Dante Failla I owe you both an apology, and an explanation. You’ve likely grown accustomed to the rhythm of my absence and...
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Sep 206 min read
5 Stages of Grief
By Martine Rika Bergsma She kept on fiddling with the silver butterfly winged key in her hand. She turned the corner and ended up running...
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Sep 207 min read
Strange New Reality
By Dominique Scott I just got back into town for vacation and I decided to go see my grandad... He's been keeping to himself even since we lost grandma two years ago. Everyone haven't been coming around like they used to... When she was alive and they have no idea how heart breaking it is to grandad. He has to live in this home that he shared with his wife for years and now it's quiet. Nobody to cook, dance, fight, or garden with anymore. I pulled into the driveway to see him
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Sep 202 min read
Flawed Yet Floored
By Gaayathri Arasakumar The tears threatened to pour as Sanjana took yet another step away from him, further into the deep darkness of...
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Sep 2018 min read
The First Sight
By Gaayathri Arasakumar “ Senapathi , move forward, come what may! Let no Deva or man stop us!” I bellowed over the chaos of the...
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Sep 2012 min read
A Menu For People I Loved
By Ivy Lu Tonight’s Tasting Menu: A Menu for the People I’ve Loved Curated by Vivienne Zhao - Amuse-Bouche: Pickled Plums with Chili...
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Sep 194 min read
Her Favorite Holiday
By Ivy Lu I've always celebrated Christmas alone. It never really piqued my interest. Sitting alone on a rocking chair, knitting in front...
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Sep 193 min read
The First Bite
By Ivy Lu They bring me the tray at exactly 3:00 PM. By then, the food is neither hot nor cold. I’m supposed to take the bite. Taste....
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Sep 1910 min read
The Triad
By Salem Youngblood They call it the Quiet—what happened to the glands, to the gut, to the little glittering messengers that used to swim...
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Sep 1921 min read
The Book of Black Milk
By Salem Youngblood Kitchen tiles curled from the corners. Black mold flowered in the grout. The table had a crust of dried soup, ash,...
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Sep 199 min read
Consecrated
By Salem Youngblood There were no windows. Just the dull thrum of machines inhaling in the dark. The broadcast started with no warning....
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Sep 1929 min read
A Canvas Of Emotions
By Ashok Mitra It was a crisp spring morning when Shreya first met Sid. The leaves whispered softly in the gentle breeze, and the sun...
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Sep 199 min read
The Ambivalent Septuagenarian
By Ashok Mitra John, now a septuagenarian, resides in Guwahati, the city where he grew up. He had always wished to settle in a developed...
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Sep 198 min read
A Teacher's Introspection
By Ashok Mitra Leena, an accomplished lady, is well settled in London, running a successful boutique business. She had relocated there...
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Sep 194 min read
The Imperfect Man
By Ashok Mitra ‘’Passengers, please fasten your seat belts and sit upright’’ came the announcement as the Air India flight prepared to...
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Sep 1910 min read
The Inexplicable Gift
By Ashok Mitra It was a late autumn evening by the Ganges. A cool pleasant breeze was blowing. The temperature dipped while some of the...
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Sep 196 min read
Death
By Layla Ramsay A long and well lived life. That’s my favourite kind of larceny. Although, I do sometimes enjoy a little chaos here and...
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Sep 195 min read
The Bond Beyond Worlds
By Suhani Gupta During the year 3000, in an extremely popular part of the world, there lived a scientist. He always aspired to do...
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Sep 194 min read
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