October 16, 2015
WALK AWAY by Shalini Mother was furious, he needs to listen to me! ” I’m his mother, of course I know better than him….” Father tried his best to convince him, ” Son, it’s not the right time. We know what’s best for you. Just a few more months. Hold on be patient” But he […]
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October 16, 2015
THE QUICK STEP by Kelly Woller ” But darling, I love you!” ” Do you really expect me to believe that, you cheating scoundrel?” ” Trust me when I say it’s over” ” She’s here isn’t she? You had the audacity to call her to the party! Do you take me to be a fool?” […]
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October 16, 2015
MEANT FOR SOMEONE ELSE. – Divya Samtani No amount of books on childbirth you memorise can prepare you for the excruciating, body tearing pain that comes in the chance circumstance you push another human out of you. It is maddening, violent pain and that’s just the contractions. An eternity later I was going into labour. […]
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October 16, 2015
ONE LAST DANCE by Lekha Nambiar My crane tipped junk into the landfill. The stench of decomposing waste filled the air. The sky was dark, for a ‘bright’ summer day. It started to rain- I watched the paint on my crane buckle and warp with each drop. Then I saw him, a tall broad -shouldered […]
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October 16, 2015
Sowing and Weeping by Jai Subramanian The last time we met you’d said there was no way to fix something so far beyond dead. “Rotting” was the word you’d used. Rotting for the world to see. Rotting like the shrunken lump you made your face into. I’ve seen people lack conviction but yours is a […]
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October 16, 2015
Faded Smiles by Ritu Poddar She sent her son, to far off lands for degrees & better tomorrows She lived alone, & aged alone Behind her wrinkles, hid the sorrows. Over the phone he said, “Maa, got the visa” She knew now ‘months’ would be years Yet she made sweets of his choice And shared […]
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October 16, 2015
The Heart Knows by Priyal Panchal Why don’t I ever bite that dog in return? Why is that spider spinning webs of sorrow never shun? Why do I give that parasite right over my body? Why don’t I fly away like a bird set free? Why can’t I recognize that chameleon’s lies? Why don’t I […]
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October 14, 2015
Literature in the Australian Commonwealth characteristically expresses collective values, perhaps more so than in other parts of the world. Even the experiences of the individual are viewed through a representative lens, with the aim of integrating them into the larger, collective consciousness of the Australian people. In this blog we have highlighted some of the […]
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October 12, 2015
It was more than two hours past midnight, yet Ramulu was unable to sleep. He has been a small scale farmer and the successively failing monsoon and mounting debts were pulling down his morale. Year after year his hopes were turning into despair and the future was looking bleak for Ramulu. The money lenders were […]
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October 12, 2015
They looked down upon him. All of them. His favourite time of the day was when the Sun stood behind him. He looked down then, at the ground, to see an almighty long shadow of his miniature self. Minutes of pure exhilaration. When they ended, he returned to the world that didn’t care. Tiny feet […]
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October 12, 2015
Revathy “Amma”, her voice goes as she strides barefoot towards the entrance door. The inkling of her silver anklets still echoing in the silent dark room. Her forehead kissed with a big red moon placed asymmetrically between her brows. Bangles in her hand make subtle noise as she manages to proper her 6 yards’ saree […]
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