Fiction & Poetry

Body-doubling in the Digital Age
Two osprey birds of prey soaring high above the earth against the wispy purple sunrise and half crescent moon. Shot from underneath as they flew together across the sky.
Body-doubling in the Digital Age

My mother will be so ashamed of me for ‘dying for sex’.
By Apoorva Ravi
February 17, 2026
Body-doubling in the Digital Age
Dasain of Lovers
light streams and fog in a forest clearing
Dasain of Lovers

Couple haru ko dasain is here –
the festival of lovers.
By Lungmying Lepcha
February 17, 2026
Dasain of Lovers
Streaming a Utopia
a blue heart shaped object on a black background
Streaming a Utopia

The heart finds warmth in glowing screens
By Shruti Sharma
February 17, 2026
Streaming a Utopia
When I Grow Up I Want to be a List of Queer Possibilities
An arrangement of miniature colourful ceramic houses
When I Grow Up I Want to be a List of Queer Possibilities

To be a gentle / friendship breaker for S. To be // a candle-lit confetti apology for S.
By Aakanksha Ahuja
January 16, 2026
When I Grow Up I Want to be a List of Queer Possibilities
Anjum
Close up of sequins on a sequin dress.
Anjum

You dreamt of your pink dupatta flying over the Lal Quila last night.
By Sara Haque
January 16, 2026
Anjum
Not Quite Anything
Pressed purple flowers in a book
Not Quite Anything

He didn’t wear his identity on his sleeve, and therefore he seemed more real than most people who did.
By Taarina Therese Chandiramani
January 16, 2026
Not Quite Anything
Three Poems
a plant with green leaves on a black background
Three Poems

You made me breathe
The fresh air of freedom
By Swetha U.
November 17, 2025
Three Poems
Having a Tea with You
Two glasses of chai with rusk/dry biscuits to share
Having a Tea with You

On calls your voice greets me, balm to the parched everything.
By Carol D'Souza
October 15, 2025
Having a Tea with You
Eden’s Witness
An illustration of a desk with a table lamp shedding light on a plant. There are some documents on the table, a cup of tea and the table overlooks a book shelf
Eden’s Witness

Today I told him that rain wasn’t from evaporation or condensation. I said clouds cried because they missed water so much.
By Taarina Therese Chandiramani
September 18, 2025
Eden’s Witness
The Tree on Which Orchids Grow Safe
Sunlight pours in through a forest thicket
The Tree on Which Orchids Grow Safe

I’ve never known the answer to childhood questions…
By Lavanya Arora
August 19, 2025
The Tree on Which Orchids Grow Safe
what cannot be said (will be wept)
An illustration of a young girl blushing in the foreground and an Indian lesbian couple in wedding attire embracing, framed by a queer rainbow halo. "Lesbian" and "non-binary" appear subtly in the background.
what cannot be said (will be wept)

It is not a word you expected in this poem,
Or in any poem at all.

By Malavika Krishna Kumar
July 16, 2025
what cannot be said (will be wept)
Aqua Blue Sky
A photograph of the blue sea and the horizon in the distant.
Aqua Blue Sky

A new language of colour, for me.
For us, a new colour of language.
By Saurabh Suman
July 16, 2025
Aqua Blue Sky
Words, a blade!
brown handle silver knife on brown wooden table
Words, a blade!

These are their words, their vision,
a blade that left a cut in my veins

By Abdullah Erikat
June 17, 2025
Words, a blade!
चाहत
A black pot on a firepit at night
चाहत

भाषा चाहे बोलचाल की हो या लिखाई की – इन में एक विषय लगभग नही के बराबर रहता है – यौनिकता और सेक्स से जुड़े शब्द, जब मिलते भी हैं, तो फुसफुसाहट में, धीरे से कहे जाते हैं।
By Maya Sharma
June 17, 2025
चाहत
Not Quite Anything
Pressed purple flowers in a book
Not Quite Anything

He didn’t wear his identity on his sleeve, and therefore he seemed more real than most people who did.
By Taarina Therese Chandiramani
May 19, 2025
Not Quite Anything
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