Historias de Aapiheritagemonth2024

Askew /adjective/ wrong; awry. Sometimes things go wrong. Even the greatest of loves die sometimes, like the petal of a winter rose left to wither under the harsh rays of the sun. A poem on loving and losing, cause they are inclusive. Based on a real life incident. *** AAPIHM 2024 Contest Favourite. Featured by @APIRomance and @QuickFantasy. "We found your poem to be incredibly creative and evoking strong emotion. The piece appears to be very personal and it shows when you illustrate the feelings of abandonment, nostalgia, and sorrow with your word choices and overall flow. The writing was clear, concise, and enjoyable for our judging team. Every verse in the poem can stand on its own, carrying a powerful message to the reader and evoking emotions that are easy to relate to. For these reasons, we chose this poem as one of our favorites." - The Asian & Pacific Islander Romance Team.

Jeyanth is a person who would instantly muse about any thought in this life. In the garden of lilies, he would be the busy bee. His simple articles always sneak into some corner of his daily print to keep his needs meet the rim of the wages. His life goes the usual until he gets a gloomy assignment to work on. On a Monday morning, he walks on the alleys of the mysterious library. Eventually, he meets the one. 🍂An AAPI Heritage Month celebration entry. 🍂Plot: A retelling excerpt from garudapuranam. An Indian text about death, the life before and everything beyond it. 🍂Word count: 4940

There's more to a woman's birth and existence than mere beauty and charm. She isn't a gift to be opened, neither a sinner in love. Ahalya must realise it and free herself from the shackles of patriarchy. | AAPI Heritage Month Contest WINNER |