have literally never understood why gandalf's approach to the balrog was "fuck off kids because this is my equal so I will do this alone" and not "yo you two get Ring Guy outta here and the rest of you lets take this mother down together"

When the Internet first came to India, I had no idea it existed. Then younger friends, still in college, showed me bits of it, and told me about this e-mail thing — it was hyphenated then — I still couldn’t explore, because no computer. (VSNL gave students discounts at the time.)
#InMyTime 👴🏽 1/x

Finally, Kuzhali Manickavel's INSECTS ARE JUST LIKE YOU AND ME EXCEPT SOME OF THEM HAVE WINGS (2008). This was her first short story collection. It is almost unknown relative to everything else here. It was not nominated for any awards but has been deeply beloved by critics and readers alike.

Read all the Manickavel

www.blaft.com/collections/...