Winter 2018: Synonyms for Travel
Possible synonyms for ‘travel’ include sojourner, pilgrim, bum and strap-hanger. You can go on a
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On Bodies That Split
When I stare at my sister’s reflection in the mirror, I don’t compare our bodies. Instead, I see myself.
Life and those who can afford it
When did Spain become such a popular destination for Indians? And then I remembered – Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara.
Loud
Sometimes I dream I’m pulling earplug after earplug out of my ear, as if all the earplugs I’ve ever used have accumulated in a cramped space in my head without me realizing it, becoming some kind of gnawing mass.
My Spiral Valentine, 2014
The dogs are twin stars, furred, spinning around spinning.
Summer 2017: Water Issue
Water runs through a number of these pieces — to calm, to claim, to muddy.
Bailing Season
For weeks, my roommate and I sat idly watching as we drank our afterwork beers and the fish tails grew ever more ragged.
Clam Music
As I sat alone those few days without my husband, I watched men watching me the same way clams must watch fishermen skulking along shoals where their shadows lengthen.
12 North
“Everyone at work asked me why I agreed to drive so far to come out here when there are other beaches much closer,” my mom is saying, “and I tell them that there’s just something about this place.”
The Railway Friend
The smile she flashes at the mention of her niece is enough to make us all fall a little in love with the bride.
