#DoGoodForBlaze

#DoGoodForBlaze

I did not know Blaze Bernstein personally until this morning. Yet, this morning, when I belatedly came to know of his untimely death, I could…

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The Animals Among Us by Blaze Bernstein

The Animals Among Us by Blaze Bernstein

This is a re-run of Blaze Bernstein’s short story which appeared in May 2015 issue of The Bangalore Review. He was only seventeen then, and…

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BEGINNINGS

BEGINNINGS

All of the gin joints in all of the towns and you had to walk into this one* Beginnings don’t flow as easily as they…

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Elgin in the Rains

Elgin in the Rains

1. The “Daily News”, thrown by the newspaper vendor made a “clat” on the narrow first floor veranda. Soham, who was sitting in front of…

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The Dreams of Tiny Things

The Dreams of Tiny Things

The birds outside my window speak of world domination, the tiny gray sparrows have staked out my kitchen for the headquarters of their aggressive, bird-centric…

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Our Stopover in Santa Fe

Our Stopover in Santa Fe

We arrived at Pisa International airport to find our charter jet waiting. Our favorite pilots Rick and Jeff were there to greet us. Each had…

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MAKING PRINTS

MAKING PRINTS

“What was it like—-being married to Mick Jagger?” – (American journalist) “I had to be a hell of a whore in the bedroom.” – Jerry…

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Your Last Sad Vehicle

Your Last Sad Vehicle

Keep watching those funerals — how they launch black sedans over cemetery landscapes, stop them by a new grave where the body enters orbit around…

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Hygge

Hygge

I asked you what you wanted me to write and you said it doesn’t matter that you would read it anyway that it could be…

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No Place Like Home

No Place Like Home

I drove home from the store, where I had stopped for a pound of coffee, when I noticed a garage sale. A short fat Indian…

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