Bones on Loan
by Arnab Ghoshal
Rudra-da sold me a man for eleven hundred rupees, which in first-year anatomy is a bargain. Every morning since, a little of him goes missing.
Oct 29, 2026Tag
Curse
5 writings
The Cobbler of Bhelupur Lane
by Pankhuri Tiwari
Munna the cobbler had mended every foot in Bhelupur for forty years. Then a veiled woman sat on his stool and put out a foot that faced the wrong way.
Oct 28, 2026
The Gong That Must Be Fed
by Wulan Sasmitaningrum
The old gong came to our workshop with one instruction, written in pencil on the crate: every Thursday night, flowers and incense. Do not forget. I forgot.
Oct 25, 2026
Tabi Tabi Po
by Maricel Abellanosa
Lola Pacing tells the story of the boy who kicked the anthill under the balete. It is a very old story. It is also not finished.
Oct 23, 2026
Hungry Grass
by Siobhán Keaveney
A postwoman steps off the bog road to let a tractor pass. That evening she eats a full dinner, then another, and she is still hungry.
Oct 23, 2026