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Shah Tazrian Ashrafi

Into the world of speculative fiction: An Interview with 'Small World City'

This past August, Dhaka’s speculative fiction magazine 'Small World City' enjoyed their first anniversary. The magazine, over this last year, has published some of the more striking works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry coming out of the country
3 September 2024, 14:30 PM

A case for funding the Bangladeshi English-writing scene

If the country’s literary potential is not given generous support, we may never create favourable conditions for aspiring writers to devote time and energy to the art
27 March 2024, 14:00 PM

A country coming to life

Weaving the grand themes of politics and history, the book is a revelation into how the ordinary lives within a country are buffeted by constant changes.
13 March 2024, 13:45 PM

Explosive speculative fiction in the latest issue of ‘Small World City’

What struck me the most about these stories is the firm, unflinching, and confident authorial voice sneaking up on and dictating the reader’s thoughts, orienting them to feel sympathy for the characters no matter how unlikeable they are.
11 December 2023, 13:55 PM

4 fully funded Creative Writing MFA programs in the US worth exploring

While Canada, and now some programs in the UK, have also started offering the degree, it is in the United States that it is most common and rigorous.
2 April 2023, 12:45 PM

6 UK small presses that consider unsolicited submissions

This means you can submit a manuscript on your own, without a literary agent.
24 February 2023, 04:00 AM

A fellowship of humanity and the wild

Martell’s narrative journalism is a lesson for those in the field as to how a writer can instil empathy for the others around. The reader can taste affection for both the animals and humans in his storytelling.
22 February 2023, 18:54 PM

Local publishers, sales, and the 2023 Dhaka Lit Fest

This year a ticketing system was imposed. As such, sales were lower than expected.
12 January 2023, 11:50 AM

What kind of drink are you?

You are basic. Though you can blend in with everyone easily, not everyone has strong feelings for you. Some take you for granted unless they are almost dying. Some use your existence and are actually grateful to you; some just take advantage of you all the time and never express gratitude. Despite the negativity, you should focus more on the most positive side of things, that is, your cousins always follow your lead. You are literally the first one of your kind.
7 March 2018, 18:00 PM

The Fountain Frog

The sea's calmness would pull one in with its tentacles. The sea never runs out of tentacles, because of course, the sea is always thick with octopuses. It would be plain wrong if it ever did run out of them. One would find it hard to believe how calm the sea was. If you were a boat, you would find it rocking you back and forth, sometimes caressing as well, as if you were a baby cradle. An outrageous sea below the
7 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Why I prefer solitude

One might love to spend their entire day alone, listening to “High Hopes” by Kodaline followed by some other songs. While one might love the thought at first, it might just grow stale after half an hour or so. This is what mainly differentiates a person who loves solitude from one who doesn't.
28 February 2018, 18:00 PM

The cemetery ghost

Shukumar, the old cemetery caretaker's time was up. Destiny had a little yet important role to play. It made an driver under the influence crash an SUV into the graveyard. 58 year old Shukumar was hit by the SUV as it ploughed right into the fence beside which he always sat. He was a bird watcher. Sometimes when there weren't any birds, he fixed his gaze on the plants. His eyes would start from the visible roots
21 February 2018, 18:00 PM

A day in the life of a keyboard

I identify myself as a keyboard. I am the one without whom the prospect of writing this article would've seemed impossible. It has
21 February 2018, 18:00 PM

A bookworm's enemies

We know bookworms to be the bunch that enjoys reading and everything bookish. However, our joy of reading is always surrounded by some lingering enemies. Before using the Avis spell on the enemies, let's discover them.
14 February 2018, 18:00 PM

THE DEEP BLUE

After the sun hides itself, Leaving trails of flame
14 February 2018, 18:00 PM

In a world crippled by biotech apocalypse…

Jeff Vandermeer beautifully paints a dystopian imagery in his latest title, Borne. He welcomes the readers to a dangerous city by a toxic
7 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Run for your life

“Zombies, Run!” is a rather dramatic shift to a regular running app, with engaging zombie apocalypse based storylines. It's basically designed to make running more motivating since the thrilling missions are engrossing and help a user run accordingly.
24 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Struggles of having a unisex name

The day people stop making gender assumptions based on my name, the colours pink and blue will finally be free from the shackles of gender roles related stigma.
24 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Winter, Grief, and Glee

The sky was a sickly shade of sepia.
24 January 2018, 18:00 PM

YouTube channels for tech junkies

YouTube is a great place to feed your curiosity concerning the latest releases that excite the tech scene and make headlines.
24 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Artemis - A porter's guide to the moon city

I haven't read “The Martian” yet, but the reviews steaming with overwhelming appreciation definitely had me hyped for the author's latest title, Artemis. Did I enjoy my first Andy Weir book? Keep reading.
10 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Friends from old days

“Hovering above the age old banyan tree that is standing on the field with its long tentacles and intruding roots, they used to herald the possibility of a bleak future, or at least, the people thought so.
10 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Hands vs. Cutlery

While there are many other important battles to stress about, there is this one battle which catches everyone's attention while dining in public: hands vs. cutlery.
10 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Puppets of time

Time is a puppeteer with glasses—Round, squeaky clean, and gold rimmed.
3 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Masterpiece

She is an empty mansion-
27 December 2017, 18:00 PM

An ode to 2017

While it is funny how the onslaught of Salt Bae memes and fidget spinner craze still feels like something that erupted yesterday, it is
20 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Grow your forest of productivity

If you've ever found yourself sneaking into your phone to check how many reactions you got on your Facebook post when you are
20 December 2017, 18:00 PM

The Phoenix

I'll be nestled into the oak's crown.
13 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Pagination

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