Star Literature
FICTION / The chasm
At around 2 AM he was awoken by the sound of Shahidun’s sniveling cries on her prayer mat. As grating as it might have sounded, he felt grateful for it to have woken him up.
'Call': Sehri Tales selections, Day 29
The top selections in poetry, flash fiction and artwork for Day 29 of the Sehri Tales challenge; prompt: Call
'Urge': Sehri Tales selections, Day 28
The top selections in poetry, flash fiction and artwork for Day 28 of the Sehri Tales challenge; prompt: Urge
'Liberation': Sehri Tales selections, Day 27
The top selections in poetry, flash fiction and artwork for Day 27 of the Sehri Tales challenge; prompt: Liberation
'Duty': Sehri Tales selections, Day 26
The top selections in poetry, flash fiction and artwork for Day 26 of the Sehri Tales challenge; prompt: Duty
FICTION / Konokbari
Reya looks out the window of the bus, the glint of sunlight falling across her oval face makes her olive skin shimmer.
TALESPEOPLE SPIELS / Everything you need is already inside you
The mid-month slump is probably the most demoralising part of the Sehri Tales challenge, even for long-time Talers.
'Soul': Sehri Tales selections, Day 25
The top selections in poetry, flash fiction and artwork for Day 25 of the Sehri Tales challenge; prompt: Soul
REFLECTIONS / Of Ramzans past
Thirty-odd years later, in my two-member home, I try to recreate the Ramzan vibes with overpriced and undersized lamps and lanterns sporting star and crescent motifs
'August': Sehri Tales selections, Day 20
The top selections in poetry, flash fiction and artwork for Day 20 of the Sehri Tales challenge; prompt: August
Byting wisely: The varying narratives of nationalism and independence
So in the spirit of Independence, I urge my reader to exercise independence of consumption—to question what you are buying, what you are reading, what you are watching, and which of these you are really given the freedom to choose.
'Double': Sehri Tales selections, Day 14
The top selections in poetry, flash fiction and artwork for Day 14 of the Sehri Tales challenge; prompt: Double
'Ease': Sehri Tales selections, Day 13
The top selections in poetry, flash fiction and artwork for Day 13 of the Sehri Tales challenge; prompt: Ease
Can loneliness be a disease?
Am I allowed to hold on to you? / But you are waves of serendipity, / Moving forward in each clutch
'Total': Sehri Tales selections, Day 12
The top selections in poetry, flash fiction and artwork for Day 12 of the Sehri Tales challenge; prompt: Total
'Resist': Sehri Tales selections, Day 11
The top selections in poetry, flash fiction and artwork for Day 11 of the Sehri Tales challenge; prompt: Resist
The bare necessities
I remember the Ramadan of 2020, which was the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, and also the year my friends and I decided to shift the Sehri Tales to our own platform and open it up to a wider audience.
The English-Bangla conundrum continues
When my literature professor heard I had been delving into Bangla literature and cultural media in pursuit of a self-undertaken project to finally learn Bangla, she suggested I see the 1970 film Jibon Thekey Neya.
Why we shouldn’t sacrifice our emotions at the altar of intellect
On my first day of a class on postcolonial theory, our professor ended the lecture with a simple exercise that we would reflect back on at the end of our semester.
'Cheese': Sehri Tales selections, Day 10
The top selections in poetry, flash fiction and artwork for Day 10 of the Sehri Tales challenge; prompt: Cheese
