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Writer, Mom, Polyglot. 아포방포. Editor @lit-namjooning.bsky.social, Subs Editor @Smokelong. Words: BSF'23 @hexliterary,@tinymolecules @barrelhouse @BoothAJournal @wigleaf Published work here: linktr.ee/hemanataraju

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Casino Woman/Tamil Girl by Sumitra Singam - CRAFT Paati has put the TV on in the back room to keep us kids out of the way of the prayers. On the veranda, Appa sits shirtless before the homam fire chanting in Sanskrit after the priest. An ancient…

Have you read our own @pleomorphic2.bsky.social's latest in Craft? It is a STUNNER! Congrats, Sumitra! Read here: www.craftliterary.com/2026/02/20/c...

05.03.2026 09:40 👍 17 🔁 6 💬 2 📌 0

I'm having a hard time posting anything about self-care when the world is on fire, as is my personal life, but we'll be back soon. Keep writing, folx, and don't forget, we open for subs on June 3! - Hema

02.03.2026 02:24 👍 12 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1
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We had the good luck to hear @maxpasakorn.bsky.social read their brilliantly layered nonfiction piece at a Valentine’s Day writers event! Read it here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

15.02.2026 03:17 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Sometimes love is a little grumpy too. We absolutely love the moodiness & the longing in this nonfiction piece by @biddablesheep in Issue 1. literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

#happyvalentinesday

14.02.2026 09:31 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1
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Love at a breakfast buffet? Sweet as straweberries, this one. Non-fiction by @karinhedet.bsky.social in Issue 1. Read "Alpine Strawberries" here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

14.02.2026 09:00 👍 9 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 1
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A moving piece for a rainy Valentine's Day (like in Singapore rightj now) "Vessels" by @gilloshaughnessy.bsky.social in Issue 1. literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

14.02.2026 08:42 👍 6 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 1
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Happy Valentine's Day! Sharing a few pieces on love from Issues 1 & 2. Hope you enjoy! First up, @67mgriffin.bsky.social with "Dog-ear This Page" in Issue 1: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

14.02.2026 08:27 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1

Love these people! <3

11.02.2026 09:16 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

I do love this magazine (biased, much?)

06.02.2026 12:19 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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a woman wearing a pair of white high heels on a carpet ALT: a woman wearing a pair of white high heels on a carpet

"Tonight Sarah is shaving and scrubbing and Ubering to nightclubs. She’s on the prowl with stilettos that make her feet ache, powering down cocktails bought by strangers."

Oh the things Sarah is getting up to! Read my latest in @eunoiareview.bsky.social
eunoiareview.wordpress.com/2026/01/25/s...

02.02.2026 13:01 👍 15 🔁 3 💬 8 📌 6
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Hi! The world is still shit but how's everybody doing?

04.02.2026 08:50 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1

Awww, look at the smiley faces of our editors in Singapore today. Christopher Allen and Hema Nataraju ❤️

16.01.2026 19:29 👍 20 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Hehe 😉

16.01.2026 14:33 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

🥰

16.01.2026 14:33 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

About today…😍

16.01.2026 14:27 👍 12 🔁 0 💬 4 📌 1

Karin, this is so beautiful! What a gift!

14.01.2026 23:42 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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These Days You’re Kinda Okay by Laura Besley Imagine you’re forty-something and you’re kinda okay about who you are these days and although you never thought you would be, you are, and decide the reason you’re kinda okay these days is because yo...

"find your younger selves sprawled across what passes for your front garden like a still-life drawing and you cry and shout WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? and WHY DID YOU LEAVE ME?" Tender, beautiful @laurabesley.bsky.social Yay for the BSF nom
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10.01.2026 23:33 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

Congratulations, all! 😍

09.01.2026 01:48 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Matt is a gem! A sharp writer,a keen editor and overall lovely person. Please consider supporting him if you are able to. Details here: prattlefogandgravelrap.substack.com/p/starting-t...

05.01.2026 03:16 👍 10 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 0
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Some books I got/bought on my India trip. Loving “Tangerine” by Namita Devidayal and the legendary P.L.Deshpande’s works. It’s been a while since I read Marathi literature—progress is slow but I’m so enjoying it.

03.01.2026 13:53 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Excited for this! Now fingers crossed the course I'm on that day for work doesn't overrun 😅

02.01.2026 12:45 👍 9 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

Singapore flash writers, unite! @smokelong.bsky.social will be in Singapore soon and we're doing a reading and open mic with Lit Namjooning and @eunoiareview.bsky.social. If you're in/around SG and want to read your flash-length work, do register. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

02.01.2026 10:31 👍 20 🔁 10 💬 0 📌 1

Can't wait! Come read with us!

02.01.2026 10:28 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Happy New Year! Announcing @smokelong.bsky.social's "Smokelong on the Road—the Singapore edition!"
Ft: @lit-namjooning.bsky.social and @eunoiareview.bsky.social!
Come read with us at Book Bar on Duxton Road. Register here and tell your friends! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

02.01.2026 10:26 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 4

♥️

02.01.2026 10:21 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The first morning of 2026 at Mumbai airport. Happy New Year from the Lit Namjooning family to yours! 💜💜💜

02.01.2026 02:43 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Yayyy, Matt! I’m so happy to see this brilliant story out in the world! 🤩

24.12.2025 10:37 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Then there is going out to lunch with Indian parents who specifically ask to try “western” food. Then ask for:
1. Chilli oil
2. Chilli because the oil is not hot enough
3. Salt
4. Pepper

The verdict: “it was very nice it just didn’t have any flavour at all”

20.12.2025 02:50 👍 17 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you, Karin! 💜💜

18.12.2025 16:45 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you, Erin! 💜💜💜

18.12.2025 03:27 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0