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POETRY & PROSE

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Frankly, my dear, I do give a damn
This honest review of Hazem Fahmy’s Waiting for Frank Ocean in Cairo was in exchange for an Advance Reading Copy provided to…
TEJASHREE MURUGAN
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
Where does our childhood go?
Featured Illustration: ‘Swing of Love’ by Darshan Sompura Where does our childhood go When we force ourselves to grow Does it sit…
ANEESHA SARAN
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
“That’s the beauty of it, one thing may not necessarily be one thing”: In conversation with Megha Rao
It was in 2019 that I met Megha Rao at the very first open mic I attended. I was enchanted by her…
KHWAHISH KHAN
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
Ugly Patriarchy
Woman, they say Your breasts get larger each day! It is now time  To find a man, they conclude Hands clasped together…
SANAA MIRZ
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
half&half
Featured Image: Natalia Senanayake i’m like a warm coffee pot blend the paleness of milk, mixed with strength and aroma a blend…
NATALIASENANAYAKE
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
Stereotypes
Featured Image: Lucxama Sylvain Aged eleven I knew Black was not beautiful That my 4c coils, dark brown skin, and protruding curves…
SANAA MIRZ
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
“I want to write stories that flow like rivers”: In conversation with F. S. Yousaf
F. S. Yousaf has come a long way. Having first started writing in 2013, he began posting his poetry online in 2015,…
CHRISTOPHER SORIANO
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
Orange Bites
I sink my teeth into the skin of an orange child  blossoming from the furtive beginnings of youth,  hissing as ocherous juice…
M.A. RIAZ
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
My father
Featured Artwork: ‘Hand Studies Charcoal’ by Matt Mozgiel   is meticulous lithe fingers cupping my cheeks toned from a thousand hours in…
JESSICA LIU
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
Catherine
Featured Artwork: ‘Anxiety’ by aaakeith Trigger Warning: Eating Disorders . . . Catherine comes over the night before  Thanksgiving with her mother…
JESSICA LIU
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
Girmitiyas
Featured Image: Scroll.in They traveled far, Over vast oceans Nestled at the bottom belly Of oversized ships in undersized cavities   They…
JE'NAE SINGH
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
A Daughter’s Take on Fatherhood
My father, vivacious— a mouth full of leaves and amrut, splurting and gushing between the crooks in his teeth, a call to…
M.A. RIAZ

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