Portrait of my Mother as Disembodied Feet Washing up on the Shores of Western Canada, as Reported by CNN, by Sarah Shotland
The feet,
though they disturb some of the local residents,
are immaculately manicured.
Other Girls, by Caroljean Gavin
I’m not like the other girls. The other girls know things I don’t know. The other girls know the rules.
The Fisherman’s Folly, by Jim Ruland
One night before the fisherman went to sleep he removed his wedding ring and placed it on the nightstand. The next morning his wife was gone.
On Being Late to the Party, by Kamil Ahsan
So naturally, when I sat down to read the works of writers and artists I wanted to solicit, I realized how I had unconsciously been using the word “desi” to exclude too: no, I hadn’t really thought to include Sri Lanka—how profoundly awful of me!
Conversations: The Artist’s Roundtable
Senna Ahmad, Hafsa Ashfaq, Anum Awan, Nazish Chunara, Nahal Hashir, Mariam Jajja, and Seyhr Qayum talked about their artwork, collaborations, process, and inspirations on WhatsApp over a period of multiple days.
Conversations: Feroz & Aditya
Feroz Rather and Aditya Desai talked about “Raid on Madras” via email.
Conversations: Tara & Chaya
Tara Isabel Zambrano and Chaya Bhuvaneswar talked about “Gast Station” over email.
Conversations: Abeer & Nur
Abeer Hoque and Nur Nasreen Ibrahim talked about “The Death of a Glacier” over the phone.
Conversations: Hasanthika & Ahsan
asanthika Sirisena talked to Ahsan Butt about “The Installation” over WhatsApp.
Conversations: Ahsan & Aatif
Ahsan Butt and Aatif Rashid spoke about “ Grand Tour” and Aatif’s debut novel Portrait of Sebastian Khan in person.
Conversations: Palvashay & Feroz
Palvashay Sethi and Feroz Rather discussed “A Strange Call From the Mountain” on Google Hangouts, in two parts.
Conversations: Chaya & Hasanthika
Chaya Bhuvaneswar talked to Hasanthika Sirisena about “Escape to Buzzkill Falls” over email.
Conversations: Aatif and Devi
Aatif Rashid and Devi S. Laskar talked about Devi’s excerpt “Second Midnight” from her debut novel The Atlas of Reds and Blues over WhatsApp.
Conversations: Devi and Tara
Devi S. Laskar and Tara Isabel Zambrano talked about “Alligators” over WhatsApp.
Conversations: Sarah and Palvashay
Sarah Thankam Mathews and Palvashay Sethi talked about “Barri Ammi” over WhatsApp.
Conversations: Nur and Abeer
Nur Nasreen Ibrahim and Abeer Hoque spoke about Abeer’s story “Fuck All Gall” over the phone.
Conversations: Aditya and Sarah
Aditya Desai and Sarah Thankam Mathews spoke about “The Storms” over WhatsApp.
“Raid on Madras,” by Aditya Desai
Kalpana had been struck by that Indian butler character, since that late night when the movie was on television, and she’d already seen the Star Trek re-run on the other channel.
Gas Station, by Chaya Bhuvaneswar
Waiting for his assignment, Wally was pulled to the newsfeed. A teenager in Jackson Heights went to a roof, jumped to her death.
The Death of a Glacier, by Nur Nasreen Ibrahim
She has pockmarks blooming across her surface. Blotches of grey, brown and black interrupt the creamy white. She has melted at an astonishing rate.