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Here we invite our authors to share glimpses of their work in progress, talk about their craft, try out short passages and early sparks, and hint at what’s to come…
Translating from English to Tamil
My book What We Talk About When We Talk About Rape is being published in Tamil, and I wrote a brief note to my future readers.
East River, July Morning
It’s a sticky morning in more ways than one. Last night’s disturbing dreams are sticking to my brain. I know that I have to unstick myself and walk. For my soul, my body and my cardiologist.
Wild Monsoon World
While the Chinese gardeners are busy growing vegetables in Manhattan, USA, it is the beginning of the monsoon in Maharashtra, India, and we have to cut, cut, cut.
Xin and the Beanstalk
My balcony garden comes to life at the same time as the Chinese farm gardens, 12 storeys below. I grow flowers and the Chinese gardeners grow vegetables. And there you have it, the chasm between our levels of privilege and attitudes. I want color; they want food.