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Kanishk Tharoor is an Indian writer based in New York. His journalism criticism, and short stories have appeared in international and Indian publications. Simmer among the stars is the titular story from his debut collection. It is about an interview with a wan who is the last surviving speaker of a long lost language.The collection features whimsical tales, stories about history, an apocalyptic future and more.
Cecília Benevides de Carvalho Meireles (1901 - 1964) is a 20th century Brazilian poet, teacher and journalist. Despedida features in the book Flor de poems, published in 1972. The poem is based on a dialogue with questions and answers posed to a supposed interlocutor with whom a communication is established. The reading here is the English translation of the Portugese original - Despedida, which is Farewell in English. For the original see our Instagram page for the written version in Portugese.
The final part of the Fix by Percival Everett, taken from the short story collection Damned If I Do. Another recommended story from the collection is The Appropriation of Cultures, showcasing Everrett's crearive writing style through a story about how power can be removed from the powerful in clever and subversive ways.
Continuation of the short story called the Fix by Percival Everett. Taken from his collection of short stories called Damned If I Do.
Percival Everett, professor of English at the University of Southern California is a legend of Black American literature having written a library of novels and shirt story collections from the 80s to today. The Fix is a story of power and kindness that hits hard in a soft kind of way. The Fix features in the short story collection called Damned If I Do. The collection of 12 stories explore the human condition in direct and abstract ways. Some are surreal, others supernatural, some grounded and quiet. All are political, dealing with race and cultural divides within modern America.
Roald Dahl's famous adult and children's stories always have an unexpected twist. If you like any of his writing, you'll love this.
Haruki Murakami is an international best selling writer from Japan, whose work spans across novels, short stories, biographical work and articles. Taken from the New Yorkers flash fiction series, The Kingdom that failed, is the sixth short story in the series.
Lala Augustine is a young black female writer &Poet. Her poetry can be found I. Instagram and where she uses her page for self expression and creating a community for positivity. Her poetry varies on subject from self care, identity, love and more, speaking to people of all ages. The caption under this poem is “The only thing constant is change. Don’t fight it”.
Nalo Hopkinson is a Jamaican born Canadian writer, professor and editor. Her award winning short stories & novels explore identity, race, class, sexuality and feminism, using themes from Carribbean culture, folklore, history, language and storytelling traditions. She lives in California and is one of the most renowned black female writers in sci fi and fantasy fiction. Written version of Snow Day can be found on Drabblecast.com