originally written December 9, 2025 Let me tell you the sexiest thing a man can give you… His time. Iravai nimishalu kosam inneilu entho mandhitho poradi odipoyanu. Kaani ee roju thelsukuntunna, nijamaina magadu nee chetha ei yuddhalu cheyinchadu, thana samayam kosam, thana sneham kosam.[For all these years, I’ve fought with many for twenty minutes andContinueContinue reading “Samayama: getting over love for the bare minimum”
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The Publish Button
When I came home after finishing my M.F.A. thesis for UNH, the weekend after my defense, Nanna told me I should just publish it. Call it “Short Stories”. Because if I take any of those pieces, rework them, and publish them later, who’s going to say it’s a problem? (Well, most literary magazines, but that’sContinueContinue reading “The Publish Button”
Theliyadhamma – Telugu→English Translation & Some Notes
Some notes: “Amma” literally translates to “Mother”. However, over time, it has evolved to be used by many to refer to any woman affectionately or informally by people of any gender. People call their daughters and granddaughters “amma”, their nieces and friends’ daughters. Their friends. It is also an implicit understanding however that sometimes “amma”ContinueContinue reading “Theliyadhamma – Telugu→English Translation & Some Notes”
Dear Darling Letter No. 1
This poem was… unexpected. It snuck up on me. And I couldn’t be more grateful. Dear Darling Letter No. 1 Dear Darling Letter No. 1 cont. – Samhi C.
Home to Me
I met these girls I knew from middle and high school today. I won’t name names. Theirs, the names they named, the ones I named, the stories we shared, the rationale for our laughter. But I came away, realizing why I left. There’s that thing about how people never really leave high school, never reallyContinueContinue reading “Home to Me”
