* New to Little River or behind in reading? Find all the previous chapters here. “I didn’t think you were coming.” Megan narrowed her eyes at Caleb as he approached her. She was sitting on the steps of her Papaw’s front porch. “I thought you were standing me up for the second time in a row.” Caleb could…
Month: January 2018
Book Review – Ants Among Elephants
Ants Among Elephants: An Untouchable Family and the Making of Modern India by Sujatha Gidla I often think about how to explain caste to an outsider, and I always fall back on “It’s like racism, except it is not based on the colour of your skin.” This is the line of reasoning the author takes…
The Little Things – MicroWork
fair trade i was too willing to give him the world if he would only keep me in it. Elizabeth Erhartic is a young writer in Charlotte, North Carolina, whose passions include travel, animals, writing, and beautiful differences. A lover of words, she enjoys expression through writing and has previously been published in Broad River Review, After the…
A Word from the Editor
Welcome to Issue 5.2! This week, we’re excited to bring you three fantastic pieces by three talented women writers. We know you will enjoy the narrative nonfiction piece “Marriage” by Judith Crosland, an interview by Leslie Leonard with her mother, and the poem “My Ego” by Marie Lance. We would love to publish more interviews…
Issue 5.2 – Nonfiction
THE RED-COATED luggage wallah wedges my bag under seat number 23C. I push a folded one hundred rupee note into his rough brown hand and he is off. The train shunts forward; we’re on our way. Seated, I catch my breath, lean my head back against the green formica wall, close my eyes and…
Issue 5.2 – Interview
When the Same first came into being, it was as an idea for a space for women to share their own stories and those of women whose stories they wanted to share with the world. In the beginning, we thought we would only publish nonfiction and interviews. While we’ve expanded our vision to encompass many…
Issue 5.2 – Poetry
I was once told that my ego was “large and off-putting” But I wonder if what he meant was that my hips were “large and off-putting” I’m sure the tiny man in front of me felt my entire being was “large and off-putting” Because this man grew up among women who made themselves smaller He…
Serial – Little River – Chapter 9
* New to Little River or behind in reading? Find all the previous chapters here. The sounds of squealing and feet pounding back and forth across the deck assaulted Jonathan’s ears as he sat at the desk in his bedroom. His head was pounding, and he couldn’t seem to concentrate on the sermon he was working on. He…
Book Review – What Lies Between Us
What Lies Between Us by Nayomi Munaweera We begin with a prologue about a moon bear that kills her own cub. We progress to a first-person narration by an unnamed woman, who appears to be incarcerated. She tells us her story, from girlhood in Kandy, Sri Lanka to motherhood in California. We understand that the protagonist…
The Little Things – MicroWork
Let’s pick bluebonnets, collect them in a small wood basket, and love them. Sarah Karowski is a 24-year-old poet, short-story writer, and novelist. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Creative Writing from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. When she was 13 years old, she was diagnosed with depressive bipolar disorder and major…
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