06/18/2023
Friends,
My short story, Godmen, was accepted by Fourteen Hills, a literary magazine published by The San Francisco State University. It has been published in print only and there is no parallel online version that I could share with my friends. However, after the mandatory time of exclusivity held by Fourteen Hills, I have regained the right to publish it as I wish and have placed it on my blog.
I was inspired to write this story after the that swept the world some years ago. It is a fictional account of how young girls are often taken advantage of by men in positions of power and influence, and how such an experience leaves a lifelong and debilitating scar.
The year I turned twelve, I stepped into womanhood and Ma said I could technically become a mother. “Mahima, put this on.” She held out a long shiny skirt, and I slipped into it. She looped my brai…
