Tag Archives: Karuna Chettri ‘Sitara’

Story : Meals In The Dark

~Karuna Chettri ‘Sitara’~ It is a challenge to eat in the dark–especially when you disagree with the ideological reasons behind the lifeless light bulbs, motionless fans and a frail, flickering candle. The ‘lights out nights’ are to show solidarity to … Continue reading

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Story : Prisms: a Legacy of Colors

~Karuna Chettri ‘Sitara’~     I heard the crash before I felt the blow to my head. The accordion door of the bedroom closet had collapsed, knocking me over like a spinning top that had lost its rhythm. Hangers, choked with … Continue reading

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Story : Elusive Danfe

~Karuna Chettri ‘Sitara’~ The single light bulb swung from a naked wire attached to the low ceiling. The glare penetrated the blindfold as it moved back and forth like a pendulum. The heat from the fine filament seared the tip … Continue reading

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Story : Girl’s Night Out

~Karuna Chettri ‘Sitara’~ “Forkin’ Ice-O!” muttered Mareea, my Bolivian friend at the disappearing back of a guy who had just joined our table. Mareea (Bolivian), Katerina (Swedish), Karen (Carribean) and I had finally decided to go out for dinner and … Continue reading

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