Chamber of Sodium by Rajendra Ojha (Nayan)
modernist satire from Nepal
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Final Closing by Sushant Thapa
The rocking chair, The childhood swing, The first kiss, The velvety garden walk. Fresh and forgotten, Two walks of life. A survivor and a dreamer. A bed of lies, A true crime: Leaving and Not looking back, except For a leaf Of emotional notes. Snow and the sun Depart and melt. Two footprints And a […]Read Post ›
When a Joker Becomes a Dictator by Bishwa Sigdel (translated by Sushant Thapa from Nepali)
popular poet of Nepal Biswa Sigdel translated into English by Sushant Thapa
Versions by Sushant Thapa
I kick off The contemplation. It is called vibrancy. Come closer We have a long journey To go through. We met in hazy days, What could we have done, Nobody chooses a thorn And dislikes a budding rose. Efforts are underway, But life is a rolling stone. It goes on, Not in our version, But […]Read Post ›
The Last Christmas Gift by Ratan Bhattacharjee
No one in the neighbourhood remembered the first time they saw Samuel Das selling balloons, but everyone remembered the morning his body was lifted from the roadside like a broken doll, his colours scattered, his breath gone. Until that day, he had been simply Sammy—the balloon-seller who walked along the pavements of Old Park Street, […]Read Post ›
Dr.Ratan Bhattacharjee’s Twilight Of Love :A Compelling Compendium 100 Stories by Vandana Kumari Jena
book review of Twilight of Love: 100 Stories by Dr. Ratan Bhattacharjee
Pushcart nominations 2025
Transcendent Zero Press announces our Pushcart Prize nominations for the year 2025. “The Hangman” by Theresa C. Gaynord “Open Grave” by Theresa C. Gaynord “Crown of Fear” by Theresa C. Gaynord These three poems are found in Where the Road Meets the Sky: In Search of God Poems 9-11 by Sutapa Chakraborty, trans. Rajorshi Patranabis […]Read Post ›
Leaving Behind a Trail by Sushant Thapa
short fiction about staking your claim in the everchanging world
Teaching Human Relations in the Syllabus by Dr. Jernail S. Anand
I am often intrigued when I see we teach a thousand things to our growing generations, but conveniently ignore what they need most. It is training in human relations. If at all there is a mention of human relations, it is in the context of business oneupmanship. I think it is not irrelevant in the […]Read Post ›
Enchantress of Existence by Sushant Thapa
poem by Biratnigar-13, Nepal’s poet Sushant Thapa
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