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Stories shaped by patriarchal structures, intersectionality, desire, shame, and the lived textures of home, transit, and urban space - from the Global South and beyond.
Fiction as resistance, refuge, and revelation — the complete ULR archive of new and established voices.
Stories shaped by patriarchal structures, intersectionality, desire, shame, and the lived textures of home, transit, and urban space - from the Global South and beyond.
Fiction as resistance, refuge, and revelation — the complete ULR archive of new and established voices.

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Issue 15 - REFUSE

Walls That Bleed

By Chidimma Ewelukwa

Chinwe's grief for her murdered sister stirs a collective African outcry, slowly eroding powerful men's impunity and giving voice to...

Issue 15 - REFUSE

Bambaiyya Cigarette

By Rahul Singh

A widow's hidden Bambaiyya cigarette habit exposes her to small-town judgment, forcing her to confront local expectations and her husband's...

Issue 15 - REFUSE

All that Matters

By Anannya Nath

A doctor's cherished garden, his family's rooted sanctuary, faces demolition for highway expansion, forcing him to confront the profound destruction...

Issue 15 - REFUSE

The Voice That Called Him Back

By Sowmini S K

A grieving widower's unreliable memory and unexplained nocturnal movements complicate a house theft investigation, forcing him to confront his fractured...

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Facing a bureaucratic system that quantifies human worth, an elderly teacher confronts her limited future, revealing profound choices about dignity,...

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Driven by superstition and fear, a village relentlessly scrutinizes and attempts to control Pagli, whose defiant spirit and unusual bond...

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The First Daughter

By Yvonne Aore

Unrelenting family demands and the burden of being a firstborn daughter push a woman towards morally ambiguous choices, echoing a...

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Cat Colony

By Chirmi Krishna

An isolated woman's fascination with an eccentric neighbor and her cat colony reveals a quiet longing for the same untamed...

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