We have a lovely issue lined up for you this month. Are you ready to get drenched in our rain of words? Presenting the June 2012 issue themed, ‘Rains…’ that approaches the lovely topic through short stories, non-fiction, art and poetry. Our featured writers this month are Shikhandin and Sonnet Mondal, two widely published writers whose works have appeared in many literary journals across the world. For the first time in Spark, we feature works of fiction and poetry by featured writers. Then, there is some lovely stuff up in ‘The Lounge’ too. Also, this happens to be our 30th issue. A reason for us to smile. So, there you go! Click here to read the issue on our e-reader, ISSUU.
WRITER OF THE MONTH | SHIKhANDIN A mother and daughter share a poignant moment during a rainy afternoon. Flash fiction by our Writer of the Month, Shikhandin.
WRITER OF THE MONTH |SHIKhANDIN A wet monsoon day is also a day of loss. Here’s a poem by our Writer of the Month, Shikhandin.
WRITER OF THE MONTH | SONNET MONDAL What really happens when rains decide to visit a place like Jaipur where sand and heat dominate for much of the year? Sonnet Mondal, our Writer of the Month, brings on the spirit, mood and colours of rains in Jaipur through his poem.
What’s more soothing than sitting with a hot cup of chai, by the window, when it rains? Amrita Sarkar shares a sketch.
Roma leads a quiet, secluded life, in her ancestral home that is everyone’s dream. She, however, aspires for and dreams of something different. And as she dreams on sitting in a house located amid fine deodars and firs, her life takes a turn. Preeti Madhusudhan writes a riveting story of a woman’s life, tracing the colours of change while the rains lash outside.
What if rain spoke to you and told you its story? Vani Viswanathan gives the rain a human voice.
Rains, more often than not, create the perfect setting for romance. This poem by Dhanya.M is one such exploration.
If there’s one Indian city that comes to your mind immediately when you think of rains, it is Mumbai. Parth Pandya talks at length about what it is to experience monsoons in Mumbai and what rains mean to the die-hard Mumbaikar or the Bombayite.