The Lemp And The Lepers

This small booklet contains three pieces. The first two about a mother's pet and his shameless, immoral activities described in a conversation between a father and his son. The third one exposes the total moral decay under communist rule in West Bengal in a meeting between two college mates.Inspired by the legend of the plague doctor who took his own life on the now-haunted Poveglia Island, this companion piece tells the story through a philosophical and metaphysical lens, theorizing what happens to him in the after-life. After 2 years of when it was first released, Miasma is now revamped and the final piece of The Shroud Eater flash fiction, the story that intimately focusing on the nuances of what led to his suicide - both stories are now included in this version.