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The Dream He Forgot – Marzia Rahman
The Antonym December Flash Fiction Contest FinalistAnd the days smell like copper. And the nights like Star cigarettes and cheap sentiments. And the whistles come from tea stalls, roadside cafés,…...
Halka Hata – Leona Cicone
The Antonym December Flash Fiction Contest Finalist This is the prompt for The Antonym December Flash Fiction Contest, PC - Aritra SanyalAs I ran down the street, everything blurred…...
The Last Prayers – Abha Iyengar
The Antonym December Flash Fiction Contest Finalist This is the prompt for The Antonym December Flash Fiction Contest,PC - Aritra SanyalThe monk walked down the dark, deserted lane, after…...
The Lighthouse – Jonathan Howard Sonnenberg
The Antonym December Flash Fiction Contest Finalist This is the prompt for The Antonym December Flash Fiction Contest, PC - Aritra SanyalYears had passed since he had seen the…...
Lianchhiari and Chawngfianga – Margaret L.Pachuau
Adapted from a Mizo folklore A long time ago, in the village of Dungtlang, there lived a beautiful young damsel, by the name of Lianchhiari. She was the daughter of the village chief.…...
A Vanishing Act – Aishwarya Srivastava
There is something they don’t tell you about grief. If you give it enough time, it turns into magic—a vanishing act. Suddenly, your appetite is gone, your appointments get canceled, you start missing hours, losing…...
About the Existence of Being a Fish – Mercury-Marvin Sunderland
Characters:ROSY (a woman dressed in shiny silver and red clothing)ROSY2 (another woman, nearly identical to Rosy, except with less red)[Lights go on. They fill the stage with blue light. ROSY…...
1st January – Sayantani Bhattacharya
Translated from the Bengali by Chirayata Chakraborty Combing her hair with her fingers, Bnuchiburi picked out a rather buxom louse, crushed it, and then promptly sneezed. Then from Bnuchiburi’s tattered saree, torn blanket,…...
The Remains of Laura Whitney – Ezra Alie
An intriguing story about the strange, obscure relationship between a brilliant, famous singer and her daughter...
Personally , I am an admirer of the Translator 😍. I usually go through her writings . This is also…
Personally I am an admirer of the Translator, I usually prefer to go through her writings . She is an…
Such a simple yet powerful expression of the wrongdoings that occurs in domestic sectors. Absolutely loved the story.
Can you please cite the original poem ? Where to find it in Bangla?
Such a wonderful work ma'am ❤️ I loved it
Just a wonderful work Ma'am....I loved it❤️