Sayan Sarkar — Excerpt: I’ve learnt from experience that these little fur balls of chaos can be as loyal and loving as their canine counterparts.
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A Haven for Winged Wanderers: Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary
Sabyasachi Roy — Excerpt: The sanctuary is basically an avian Airbnb for the pied kingfisher’s hover-and-dive show to the lazy float of spot-billed pelicans.
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Rachel Turney In Conversation with Samantha Terrell
Poetry doesn’t wait for life—it was right there with me, battling alongside me through a tenuous and vulnerable time. And I’m grateful for that.
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The First Snow
Abulqosim Mamarasulov, translated from the Uzbek by Ferangiz Zokirova — Excerpt: Habib woke early, as he always did. When he pushed open the window, the sharp, metallic scent of snow rushed into the hospital ward.
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A Stone Bride
Rakhima Imanaly — Excerpt: Huge boulders were lying everywhere as if a giant had played with them and then left them in a picturesque disorder.