Indireads’ 1st Short Story Competition 2013 yielded some extraordinary talent, from Musthafa Azeez’s ‘A Plate of Rice’, Neha Puntambekar’s ‘In Exile’, Dr. Roshan Radhakrishnan’s ‘A Second Chance’ to SS Kuruganti’s ‘Together Forever’. We compiled the winners, and the best of the best of the entries into one compelling anthology, highlighting the immense creativity and potential talent that exists in South Asia.