Hey all!
Welcome to a brand new year and a brand new Oddity.
2024 has been a tough year for me.
I lost 2 jobs and my beloved grandmother.
In fact, this issue is dedicated to her—Mrs. Rina Dagupta—a kind spirit with soft hands, a soft fragrance wherever she went, and the softest heart.
When we lose things, some of the newness wears off. Life seems like one big loop, traveling from one inevitable to the other.
And that’s exactly why you have this space dearies.
To resist and rebel. To eke out sparkling diamonds out of rusted rocks.
This is where inhibitions don’t stand a chance!
Here’s presenting a fresh bunch of talent, from every nook and cranny of this big blue planet:
Odd Poetry: Charlotte Cosgrove, James Croal Jackson, James Sanders, John Moody, Kashif Ilyas, Paul Hostovsky, Robet A. Cozzi and Russel Lockhart
Odd Shorts: Andrea Damic, Ani Banerjee, Chris Clemens, Coleman Bigelow, J.B. Kalf, Jenny Hart, Ken Poyner, Leroy B. Vaughn, Marcelo Medone, Mikki Aronoff, Niles Reddick and Sheree Shatsky
Odd Art: Alka Chadha Harpalani, Edward Supranowicz, Giulio Maffii, Katherine Sehr and Keith Douglas Warren
Odd Video: Late Jean-Michel Ammon (ARTAMMON)
Odd Interview: Batool Abu Akleen in conversation with Snigdhendu Bhattacharya
Cozy up and settle in with the amazing Oddity #29.
Start your new year with a resolution to always #StayOdd!
Sreemanti Sengupta
Odditor
The Odd Magazine and Odd Books
