Proof of Life
by Name withheld
Declared dead by a typing error, a retired teacher spends a year trying to convince the government he is still alive.
Oct 25, 2026Tag
Bureaucracy
4 writings
Ghazal of the Long Queue
by Name withheld
A ghazal in couplets about the endless lines citizens stand in, for bread, for papers, for justice, for a turn that never comes.
Oct 25, 2026
The Department of Lost Complaints
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A clerk in the Department of Lost Complaints discovers where every citizen's grievance goes, and what happens when one finally gets read.
Oct 24, 2026
Ode to the Rubber Stamp
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A mock ode to the humble rubber stamp, the true ruler of every office, every queue and every citizen's fate.
Oct 24, 2026