In Tasavvur’s latest issue: from terraces in the city to forests and mountains, our protagonists encounter the more-than-human in ways that transform them. A man looks for his lost sister and grapples with supernatural power. Two generations of sisters navigate the mundane world and the world of jinns. A grieving young woman encounters a mountain shrouded in myth and mystery. A woman at a house party intervenes in a situation that escalates in terrifying ways –– until what happens takes her breath away.
“I saw a woman there earlier,” he says. “She looked like you, but her hair was long.”
"It is always the same story: children go out to play, a safe distance from the deep forest, and then one or more fail to return."
"Your mother will cry and blame her husband, her naseeb, her God, but you mustn’t take notice of her wails and complaints."
"Dakini burped and looked at Nandini. “My mother’s a witch,” she whispered."
"Speculative short stories, novellas and books, published by South-Asian authors, from July to September 2025."