Issue 72 | September 2022 | The Critical Flame

The Importance of Being Sad

Sep, 2022 | by David Stromberg

Are children’s books supposed to make kids sad?

Sep, 2022 | by CF Conversations

Two authors discuss the varied landscapes of their work and lives.

Sep, 2022 | by Virginia Konchan

On the liminal thresholds that echo our long pilgrimages and our returns.

Sep, 2022 | by Somudranil Sarkar

A poetry anthology memorializing the 75th anniversary of India’s independence questions the very idea of freedom.