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Literature, Culture & Arts | Estd. 2022

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  • All Issues
    • Pratibhāsika (Speculative Fiction, July 2026)
    • The Many Lives of Atlas A (Special Issue, January 2026, Web Edition)
    • Fictile Feelings (Poetry Special, October 2025)
    • Issue 4 (April 2025)
    • Murals (December 2024)
    • Issue 3 (April 2024)
    • Wee Hooghly, Issue 1 (January 2024)
    • Issue 2 (October 2023)
    • Issue 1 (April 2023)
  • Weekly Features
    • Craft
    • Culture
      • Faith
      • Film/TV
      • Food
      • Literature
      • Music
      • Mythology
      • Satire
      • Science
      • Society
      • Sports
      • Theatre
      • Wildlife
    • Humour
    • Photo Essay
    • Translation
    • Travelogue
    • Book Review (Till Feb 2025)
    • Weekly Features Archive (October 6, 2024 and Before)
  • ASAP Corner
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    • Film/TV
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Fictile Feelings (Poetry Special, October 2025)

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The Many Lives of Atlas A (Special Issue, January 2026, Web Edition)

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Pratibhāsika (Speculative Fiction, July 2026)

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  • Humour - Weekly Features

    “C8H10N4O2” by Michael Smith

    25 October 2026

    He followed carefully the motion of liquid through labyrinthine glass tubing. He smiled like a child in a toy shop at Christmas.

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    “How to be a Good Nigerian” and other poems by Hassan Ismail Adekunle

    18 October 2026

    “I Do Value Candour” by Norma Hart

    18 October 2026
  • Humour - Weekly Features

    “a wife’s complaint” and other poems by Low Kian Seh

    25 October 2026

    shall I compare you to an AI bot? / you are far less attentive or aware. / you fail to handle context, and are not / developed well for customer care.

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  • The Writer's Gauntlet with Sadie Kaye

    Author Investigates Reincarnation, Suspects He Has Been Making The Same Mistake For Centuries

    22 October 2026

    I build the architecture, place the doors, decide who enters, and know roughly where everyone should end up. Then the characters discover the plan, form a union, and refuse to cooperate. I call the wreckage organic storytelling.

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    Bewildered Old Man Held Hostage By Imaginary Criminals And A Cat.

    15 October 2026

    Comedic Terrorist Dan Dellechiaie, The Brains Behind Shitbot, Writes Silly Antifa Stories—And They’re Accidentally Saving Real Lives!

    8 October 2026

    Peter Lilly’s poetry DESTROYS modernist empiricism with FACTS AND SCIENCE!

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  • Humour - Weekly Features

    “How to be a Good Nigerian” and other poems by Hassan Ismail Adekunle

    18 October 2026

    “Bro, five minutes.” // His five minutes / has no relationship / with the five minutes / known to clocks.

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  • Humour - Weekly Features

    “I Do Value Candour” by Norma Hart

    18 October 2026

    Thank you for your email. I do value candour and with that in mind, I wonder if you might indulge me.

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    “How to be a Good Nigerian” and other poems by Hassan Ismail Adekunle

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