Vanya Kasakta is a poet and artist living in Armenia. His recent work, "Reflection in a Dirty Puddle" was written and translated for Underground Bookshelf readers.

"Pet Sitting" is also available on Wattpad (2024) and Metastellar (2026). It is Chapter One of the book, Of Ice and Snow.

"The Nightmare" by Arushi Kashyap is a spooky tale of a dream gone wrong. It is told in eight parts, with each part whisking the reader into a new dreamscape. This is Chapter Five.

Go on, you've got this,

"The Nightmare" by Arushi Kashyap is a spooky tale of a dream gone wrong. It is told in eight parts, with each part whisking the reader into a new dreamscape. This is Chapter Four.

In a town called 'losie

"Mandai Pond" is a retelling of a Japanese legend about a demon and the magical rite that trapped it beneath the pond a thousand years ago. The photos shared alongside this story were taken by the author on a visit to Mandai Pond near Shitennoji Temple in Japan.

"The Nightmare" by Arushi Kashyap is a spooky tale of a dream gone wrong. It is told in eight parts, with each part whisking the reader into a new dreamscape. This is Chapter Three.

"The Nightmare" by Arushi Kashyap is a spooky tale of a dream gone wrong. It is told in eight parts, with each part whisking the reader into a new dreamscape. This is Chapter Two.

Full as our hands are

Read this poem in English here.

Lee este poema en español aquí.