From the Editors | January 2024

COVER ART | JANUARY 2024

Our stunning Cover Art for January 2024 is a photograph clicked by our dear friend Rosie Tlau.

The photo was clicked in early December, 2023 during an evening stroll at Kawlri Tlang near Serchhip town in Mizoram. The photo is completely unstaged, and it is just a happy, whimsical coincidence that the umbrella perfectly matches her outfit! And we love the idea of that – two girls go for an evening walk on the outskirts of town, they wander into someone’s farm when it starts to drizzle, and then this magical photo happens.

NON FICTION/ PHOTO ESSAY

The Melodic Rustle of Fallen Dry Leaves by Vanramchhuangi (Ruatfela Nu)

The Fragile Present : A Home in Limbo by MeanPepperVine

FLASH FICTION

Birthdays by Sukrit Nagaraj

POETRY

The Romantic Brotherhood Prayer by Vanlalruata Pachuau

SHORT STORY

Dancing Beiji by Anit Singh

The Aspirant by Aotemsu Jamir

Trapped in Infinity by Manisha Sukhyani

Pyres by Megha S Nath

The Reluctant Reunion by Roopa Swaminathan

The Poet’s Wife by Tapti Bose