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Non-native English Creative Writing Magazine

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Tag: Prose

What’s my Name – Kunal Mehra

What’s my name? I was talking on the phone with my father, one mid-September morning, while on a walk in … More

Aloka, Beauty, english, family, feature, Life, Love, memoir, non-fiction, Prose, sickness, urdu

The Unidentified Corpse – Mahmudul Haque translated by Alamgir Mohammad

The Unidentified Corpse Jamshed Chowdhury told his son, ‘Tipu, go at once and call Tarafder. Tell him my name so … More

Alamgir, Aloka, bangladesh, bodies, death, english, Haque, mahmudul, Mohammad, Prose, story, The Unidentified Corpse, translation, war

Definitions of Falling In and Out of Love – Rati Pednekar

मिळ‌ण (Milna) Language: Marathi Meaning: Verb. To find. You were five and couldn’t find your favourite teddy bear. You entered … More

Aloka, Beauty, Creativity, english, hindi, india, Love, Magazine, marathi, memory, Pednekar, Poetry, Prose, Rati, story

Michael Damanti Interview

Kickstarter – https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1671763999/in-plain-sight-the-story-of-madrids-romani-community?ref=user_menu Michael Damanti’s new photography book details Romani culture in Madrid during his time there as an artist. Please … More

Aloka, art, Damanti, interview, madrid, michael, photography, Poetry, Prose, romani, spain, submit

DC Diamondopolous – ‘1920’ and ‘1945’

1920 A ray of sun strikes the copper’s badge and bounces off, lighting up the voting box inside H. L. … More

Aloka, america, culture, dc, diamondopolous, feminism, Fiction, history, Prose, story, womanhood

And When Laughter Appears – Rose Lantern

And when laughter appears And no smile or sneering rears Where are you? What have you put yourself through? Sometimes … More

England, fire, lantern, moon, Poetry, Prose, rose, stars

Calling all Shakespeare fans!

Are you a writer, an artist, a poet, or a general fan of any of these things? Have you ever … More

Poetry, Prose, Shakespeare, Sonnets

Little Lovely – A short-story by Peter Thorn

The orderly had wheeled her in at just after eleven, two hours into Dennis’s shift. Lots of people admitted that … More

England, Fiction, horror, Peter Thorn, Prose, protest, story, zombie

The Roman – Peter Thorn Fiction

‘Graphite!’ exclaims the sharp-suited Polish businessman sat opposite me, and slaps his knees, pleased at remembering the word. ‘We used … More

Aloka, Fiction, Poland, Prose, travel

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