by Shveta Thakrar | Sep 19, 2017 | Fiction
“You worship idols! Ooh, you’re going to hell!” I was so young when they took my tongue away. They needed no scalpel to silence me, only the sharp edge of their judgment. The worst part was, I let them. — “Where are you from? No, where are you really from?” We’ve all...
by Shveta Thakrar | Sep 19, 2017 | Interviews, Roundtable
“The term “South Asian” is a broad banner in itself, encompassing different religious and cultural experiences, as well as sexuality and class. Can it be reduced to one distinct identity?’”— Priya Sharma Hosted on a shared Google Drive as our previous...
by Shveta Thakrar | Feb 27, 2016 | Poetry
Shadowskin Shveta Thakrar I. Once upon a time There was a girl With all a monarch’s markers: Flowing hair like flax In search of a spinning wheel, Eyes of afternoon sky, Skin like sweetest cream The kind you eat with peaches (Mmm, said the wolf, tastes like candy!)...
