Monday, 9 Apr 2012 | Views [2009] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry
Puja gives me a convoluted look made of equal parts optimism and boredom. Her face, a Mumbai roadmap of wrinkles caked in Day-glo chalk, is so hypnotic that it takes a moment to realize she’s requesting a handout. Not knowing proper Indian elephant ... Read more >
Tags: travel writing scholarship 2012
Monday, 28 Mar 2011 | Views [5620] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry
The old man squats over the kiln and pours the molten ordinance into the cast. Made of fire-hardened teak, each mold is worn smooth by decades of use and clasped together with a frayed length of hemp twine. Black singe marks cover the block and the ... Read more >
Tags: #2011writing, travel writing scholarship 2011
