Sita’s Descent

Sita fills the sky, a woman clothed with the Sun. I watch as she descends through the atmosphere, bringing the light of day to the night sky to prove to the world her ordeal by fire. Agni-pariksha. I imagine her above the sea of fire, poised to dive. What did she...

A Time Called L’apatia

“Let me tell you a story.” The twelve-year-old girl looked across the room in confusion. Her grandmother was at it again; talking weird. “What?” the girl asked, trying to hide her annoyance. After all, she’d been waiting for a movie to come on; the kids in school had...