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The Grease Devil Is Not Real

June 2012

An old wives’ tale returns, revealing post-war Sri Lanka.

Surrender

By Hasanthika Sirisena guest-edited by Claire Messud
February 2010

As Sunil stood in his backyard staring at the carcass of the small unidentifiable animal—a cross between a rat and a Chihuahua—he realized he was missing something important.

Adele Barker: Jaffna Rebuilds: After the Tsunami in Sri Lanka

January 2010

After the war and after the tsunami, Jaffna, Sri Lanka is ready for peace.

Jesse’s Story

By Ru S. Freeman
January 2009

I watch the color as she moves, carrying all of him in her form as if she knows. Stopping before a photograph, she meets my brother for the first time. Propped, he is supported by a slim frame of wood, reduced to a single moment in a four inch by six inch frame, laughing.

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