Vijayalakshmi

@wordylocks.bsky.social

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She/Her. Chaotic introvert. Sometimes a butterfly; sometimes a dragon. Esse quam videri. https://linktr.ee/Vijayalakshmi4

Against an ombre pink to yellow, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Apr 30 2024 The Loving Home by Olga Fiks Translated by Alex Shvartsman In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre pink to yellow, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Apr 29 2024 Children Always Come Home by Saher Hasnain In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre pink to yellow, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Apr 28 2024 Six Versions of My Brother Found Under the Bridge by Eugenia Triantafyllou In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre peach to pink, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Apr 20 2024 Heavy Possessions by Seoung Kim In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre peach to pink, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Apr 19 2024 Wordfall by Liang Ling Translated by Nathan Faries, Zhao Li. In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre peach to pink, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Apr 18 2024 Female Killers by Dorthe Nors In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre peach to pink, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Apr 17 2024 The Devil is a Liar by Nana Nkweti In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre peach to pink, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Apr 16 2024 The Hunter's Lodge Case by Agatha Christie In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre peach to pink, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Apr 15 2024 The Adventure by Jayant Narlikar In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre blue-green- yellow, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Mar 30 2024 Everyone Cried by Lydia Davis In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre blue-green-yellow, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Mar 29 2024 Riddle by Ogbewe Amadin In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre blue-green-yellow, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Mar 28 2024 Angels and Blueberries by Tara Campbell In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre blue-green-yellow the text, "#a_short_story_per_day Feb 21, 2024 Little Assistance by Stephen Harrison In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre blue-green-yellow, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Feb 20 2024 Advertising at the End of the World by Keffy RM Kehrli In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre blue to green to yellow, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Mar 25 2024 The Man of the House’(or, the life and death of Aanun) by Maaz Bin Bilal In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre blue to green to yellow, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Mar 24 2024 If Even The Spirit Child by Mohammed Said Abdulla Translated by Nathalie S. Koenings In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre yellow to red, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Feb 26 2024 An excerpt from ‘An Order from the Sky and Other Stories,’ by Imayam translated from the Tamil by Vasantha Surya. In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre yellow to red, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Feb 25 2024 The Head by Bora Chung Translated by Anton Hur In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre purple to blue-green, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Feb 24 2024 Getaway by Nicole Kornher-Stace In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre purple to blue-green, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Feb 23 2024 Consolata by Nuala O’Connor In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre purple to blue-green, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Feb 22 2024 The Weekend by Makhosazana Xaba In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre purple to blue-green, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Feb 20 2024 The Half-Hearted City by Bothanya Al-Essa, translated by Sawad Hussain In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre purple to blue-green, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Feb 19 2024 The Girl With The Heart of Stone by Leah Bobet In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre purple to blue-green, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Feb 18 2024 Echo, Shadow, Ether, Mirrorlight by Sharanya Manivannan In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre purple to blue-green, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Feb 03 2024 How It All Began... by Terry Pratchett In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre purple to blue-green, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Feb 02 2024 The Chaos Magician’s Mega Chemistry Set by Nnedi Okorafor In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre purple to blue-green, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Feb 01 2024 Seven Commentaries on an Imperfect Land by Ruthanna Emrys In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre purple to blue-green, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Jan 31 2024 The Evening and The Morning and The Night by Octavia Butler In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre purple to blue-green, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Jan 30 2024 If I Were A Mushroom by Jess Hyslop In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre purple to blue-green, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Jan 29 2024 Chudail in Love by Shivani Kamal Bhasin In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre purple to blue-green, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Jan 28 2024 The Belle and Gazelle Statue by Ali Lateef Translated by Essam M. Al-Jassim. In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre turqoise-blue, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Jan 27, 2024 Untitled Short Story by Jeanette Winterson" In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre turqoise-blue, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Jan 26, 2024 Wild Ale by SJ Sindhu" In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre turqoise-blue, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Jan 25, 2024 Doors by Rania Mamoun translated by Elisabeth Jaquette" In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
At the bottom of the Rohini Venkatesh: Against an ombre turqoise-blue, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Jan 24, 2024 Uok Phlau by Olavo Amaral translated by Isobel Foxford" In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre turqoise-blue, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Jan 23, 2024 The Hundred Or So Texts I Sent You Last Night by Marisa Crane" In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre turqoise-blue, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Jan 22, 2024 Excerpt from "Leila" by Prayaag Akbar" In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre turqoise-blue, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Jan 21, 2024 The Mandrake Loves the Olive by Sonia Suleiman" In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre purple to blue-green, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Jan 13 2024 The Day Before The Revolution by Ursula K LeGuin In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre purple to blue-green, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Jan 12 2024 An Attempt At Murder by Karel Čapek In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre purple to blue-green, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Jan 10 2024 Monkey King, Faerie Queen by Zen Cho In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre purple to blue-green, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Jan 09 2024 The Things My Mother Left Me by P Djéli Clark In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre purple to blue-green, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Jan 08 2024 Ringa Ringa Roses by Maithreyi Karnoor In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre purple to blue-green, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Jan 07 2024 Better Living Through Algorithms by Naomi Kritzer In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre purple-pink, the text "#a_short_story_per_day 6th January 2024 Twelve Worlds Interrupted by the Drone by Fargo Tbakhi In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre purple-pink, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Jan 5, 2024 Koru by Nadine Anne Hura" In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre purple-pink, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Jan 4, 2024 Thoughts Going Through My Head When You Arrested Me at Walgreens by Kate Wisel" In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard-cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre purple-pink, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Jan 3, 2024 Erasure by Tashaan Mehta" In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre purple-pink, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Jan 2, 2024 Jeffty is Five by Harlan Ellison" In the right corner, a pile of old-fashioned hard cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
Against an ombre purple-pink, the text "#a_short_story_per_day Jan 1, 2024 River of Souls by Beth Bernobich" In the right corner, a pile of old fashioned hard cover books, one lying open. At the bottom of the image, the handle @books_in_the_time_of-chaos
A plain background with an illustration of a book. Text reads: Our Top 9 short stories of 2023
A close up photograph of two blue eggs speckled with white, nestled on a dark purple leaves. At the top of the image against a translucent banner are the words "In the First Draft The Baby Dies by Lindy Biller (image by Dessi Dimcheva from story page)"
Text on a plain background. Text reads: Books that gave me a feeling of "I don't know what the heck I just read but it's awesome": Ghost Eaters by Clay McLeod Chapman Leech by Hiron Ennes Books I keep thinking of at random times: Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood; narrated by Nneka Okoye The Kala Ghoda Affair by Kalpana Swaminathan The Blue Bar by Damyanti Biswas
Text on a plain background. Text reads: Books that made me ugly cry/rage cry: Bless the Daughter Raised By A Voice in Her Head by Warsan Shire Books that made me lol (or at least crack a smile): How The Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior Witched Abroad (Discworld #12) by Terry Pratchett Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Sex and Science by Mary Roach
Text on a plain background. Text reads: Books that made me fall in love (platonically or not) with the protagonist/s: Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring Blake Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake Iris Kelly Doesn't Date by Ashley Herring Blake The Tea Master and The Detective by Aliette de Bodard The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn The Romance Recipe by Ruby Barrett Love In The Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson
Text on a plain background. Text reads: Books that I keep quoting: Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert Mirrorland by Carole Johnstone Books that warmed my heart/gave me hope: Not A Lot of Reasons To Sing, But Enough by Kyle Tran Myhre Leaning Toward the Light: Poems from the Garden for Growth and Wholeness The Many Colours of Anshu by Anshumaan Sathe
Text on a plain background. Text reads: Books that I learnt a lot from/gave me new perspectives: Portrait of a Thief by Grace D Li Viral Justice: How We Grow The World We Want by Ruha Benjamin Small Gods by Terry Pratchett Banned Book Club by Kim Hyun Soon, Ko Hyung-Ju and Ryan Estrada Dancing At The Edge of The World: Thoughts on Words, Women by Ursula K Le Guin
Text on a plain background. Text reads: Books that made me want to read more: Cold The Night, Fast The Wolves by Meg Long The Birthday of the World and Other Stories by Ursula K Le Guin Songs From the Sea by Solomon Maria Donald Breakable Things by Cassandra Khaw Books that made me wish I could write like that: The Verifiers by Jane Pek I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire
Text on a plain background. Text reads: Books that were disturbing but necessary reads: Wild Seed (Patternmaster #1) Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler Books that I wish were people I could sit down and have a deep conversation with Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler Disobedient Women by Sangeeta Mulay A Bollywood State of Mind by Sunny Singh Yaari: An Anthology on Friendship by Women and Queer Folx edited by Shilpa Phadke and Nithila Kanagasabai
Text on a plain background. Text reads: Books that were just oodles of fun for my neurodivergent brain: The Sandman comics Vol 2 to 5 by Neil Gaiman The Bangalore Detectives Club by Harini Nagendra Murder Under A Red Moon by Harini Nagendra Murder Most Puzzling: 20 Mysterious Cases to Solve by Stephanie Von Reiswitz If You Could See The Sun by Ann Liang, narrated by Natalie Naudus The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older The Launch Party by Lauren Forry Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide by Rupert Holmes