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Short Stories 3 min read

The Second Set at the Corner Shop

Late Monday night in Kolkata, Bimal starts a delayed replay of Mirra Andreeva vs Anastasia Potapova from the 2026 US Open — and tries to forbid every customer from saying the result. A story about what happens when the score arrives before the second set does.

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Poetry 3 min read

When a River Has to Wait

Near Darchula, a landslide in the gorge forced the Chaulani River to halt for an afternoon. In Fort Kochi, a poet watches tidal water leave and return on schedule, observing the difference between water that flows predictably and mountain hydrology stopped in its tracks.

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