literature

Preface: Rishi Durvasa, known for his irascible nature, was infamous for his ability to curse. As mythology suggests, Durvasa visited Kanav Rishi’s ashram, and Shakuntala was lost in her daydreams of Dushyant. Furious, Durvasa cursed Shakuntala, saying that the one she dreamed of would forget her when the time came. This is a modern retelling of that ancient story. The ceiling fans at Kanav Café whirred lazily above, barely stirring the humid afternoon air....

Am I too comfortable or am I dying from within I wish at the word go I could drop my skin The quotes of the dead do not interest me Nor does the aphorism of the sickened living I am still searching for lost letters and their meaning To go back to the gardens of my uninterrupted musing And every night I hope to find the old you; And every day I hope for a new story to begin....