Anupom’s poem is about two individuals who come from two different geographical locations and their friendship. The speaker of the poem makes an effort to understand the queerness of his friend. He makes her realize that he is her mirror image. His place of birth and the river Brahmaputra epitomise queerness.
In this story by Archana, a young woman meets someone after going through a breakup. Confused about naming the kind of relationship they share, the two people draw comfort from their company in the short time that they borrow from each other’s lives.
Friendship, according to Shiitaal Budhrauj, is a whole gamut of emotions and sometimes, in a friendship spanning a lifetime between a man and a woman, the boundaries may blur – the two may evolve into lovers with the comfort and history of friendship behind them. She presents this point of view through her prose poem.