Humbled and honored! My poem “Mortal Coil” was nominated for Pushcart Prize 2020 by Ariel Chart International Journal. I know it is only the nomination, but I am overwhelmed, because one editor chose my piece and a handful of others from a whole year of submissions, from a whole year of poems published. Very, very […]
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Interview of Me by Amita Basu
Some time ago, I read Ana Vidosavljevic’s articles at The Curious Reader, a magazine we both write for. I went on to discover her other writing, then her website. I was struck by her honest, fresh writing; by the novelty and freshness of her prose; and by her imaginative and accessible stories for children. I […]
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Finding A Soulmate In Kamala Das
https://www.thecuriousreader.in/essays/kamala-das/ I’ve always believed that a soulmate is someone who is alive and close to you – the person you meet at some point and (hopefully) have her/him around for the rest of your life. At no point did I ever consider that I’d find my soulmate in a dead poet. But I did, and […]
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Interview With Amita Basu, Cognitive Science PhD Candidate And Writer
Amita Basu is a cognitive science PhD candidate. Her fiction has appeared/is forthcoming in Silver Pen Fabula Argentea, Flash Fiction Magazine, Gasher, Fearsome Critters, Kelp, Potato Soup Journal, Star 82 Review, Dove Tales, St. Katherine Review, Novel Noctule, Entropy, Proem, The Bookends Review, Muse India, Scarlet Leaf Review, and The Right-Eyed Deer. Her nonfiction has appeared in […]
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Flower Thieves (Rakija, Mulled Wine, Circus and Sarma)
Every season brought something beautiful to our hometown. In summer, people would swarm around Vlasina river and town’s lake, swim and enjoy warm sunny days. Summer heat made everyone a bit slow and lazy and even minutes and hours felt tired and lethargic and moved in slow motion. Autumn brought red and yellow colors that […]
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How Reading Helped Me Cope With My Father’s Death
https://www.thecuriousreader.in/essays/reading-to-cope-with-death/ Being heartbroken can make you feel worthless and hopeless, losing a job leaves you desperate, but losing a loved one is probably the toughest challenge you’ll have to face in life. I learned this a few years ago when I lost my father. After my father’s death, my friends were there for me. While […]
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To My Unborn Son
During the last month of my pregnancy, I was so happy to hear that my poem “To My Unborn Son” was published on Duane’s New Poe website. Read my poem here: https://duanesnewpoetree.blogspot.com/search/label/Ana%20Vidosavljevic
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Musings of the Lost Generation
What is my purpose in this life? What am I meant to do? How am I supposed to complement humanity? I am expecting. Soon, and my child will be born. Is it my sole purpose as a woman? To get pregnant, carry a child and make sure it is born healthy and happy. Is that […]
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The Red Wooden Box
Defiant Scribe is a beautiful online magazine for all those who want to read something bold, different and charming. My story “The Red Wooden Box” has been published in their February issue “Friends and Enemies”: The Red Wooden Box
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