Samyukta by Sudha Balagopal I’m thinking of Prithviraj the whole time: when my father, the King, places a garland laden with roses in my hands, when their nauseating fragrance wafts through my bridal veil, when I sneeze and let the…
BackStory: Five Questions with Tracy Fells
BackStory: Five Questions with Tracy Fells Author of Palindrome What inspired you to write ‘Palindrome’? I am fascinated with the history of relics and superstition, particularly around childbirth. The image of a birthing amulet, grasped in the hand of a…
Palindrome
Palindrome by Tracy Fells When it was time for her confinement the women took possession of his wife. Amongst his estate workers and the village menfolk, he asked God for a son, a longed-for heir, forcefully declaring his prayers out…
BackStory: Five Questions with Helen Chambers
BackStory: Five Questions with Helen Chambers Author of Evie Girl What inspired you to write ‘Evie Girl’? A photo of a window with four panes, with a small, ragged hole in the bottom right hand corner and cracks spreading throughout…
Evie Girl
Evie Girl by Helen Chambers The hole in the kitchen window is shaped the same way Daddy writes the ‘v’ in my name, Evie, like a heart. Mammy says we can’t afford to fix the window, so she’s stuck brown…