Book Review: "The Wish Maker" by Ali Sethi by Vinod Joseph
Sethi conveys to his readers the sights, sounds and smells of upper-middle class Pakistan
Parallel Planes by Roy Lazarus
Mr and Mrs Sen like to spend their Saturday evenings at the City Club. Kamla, the babysitter, comes in at six and by half past seven they’re done with grooming themselves in front of the full-length bedroom mirror and are ready to go.
The First Meeting by Roy Lazarus
I had been sitting on an old wooden bench, by a bright blue sign post that said in big, white, cheerful letters – “Sjvälmord Väg”, for the past 10 minutes, waiting, not without some degree of anxiety, for her to show up.
Book Review: "Billy's Book" by Terry Bisson by Jennifer Marshall
This book very cleverly and convincingly explores a young, imaginative mind in all its savage innocence and glory.
Book Review: "The Thing Around Your Neck" By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie by Richard Marcus
A world we don’t often have a chance to explore, and when an opportunity of this quality comes along it would be a shame to ignore it.
Business by Nimi Kurian
When Rajan called, Kamala told him that may be it could be today. She would let him know by evening. She told him she would call him as soon as the mother went into the delivery room.
A Lovesick Acrostic by Roy Lazarus
To Stine…
An Autumn Vignette by Roy Lazarus
Another autumn evening by the creek outside the lonely manor.
The Telephone Preference Service by Vinod Joseph
Thank God Nimisha was not one of those typical Indian women who couldn’t take care of themselves when in a foreign land.
Music Review: Jon Balke, Amina Alaoui, Jon Hassell, & Kheir Eddine M'Kachiche - "Siwan" by Richard Marcus
Listening to this disc is an experience that transcends any of those concerns, proving once again that regardless of what anyone thinks or does, great art exists in a world of its own.
