The worst is in elevator lobbies.

I doubt this is the most humid place in the world—though it probably comes close—but the thing about the humidity here is that it isn’t just humid. It is, for lack of a single adjective that can accurately describe the cocktail of sensations: muggy and enveloping, adhesive and gross, omnipresent and omnipotent, and yes, humid, too. It hits—no, smothers—you the instant you step out of your building, a taxi, the bus, or as the escalator leading

THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY ISSUE OF CHA: AN ASIAN LITERARY JOURNAL IS NOW AVAILABLE

We are pleased to announce the publication of the fifth issue of Cha: An Asian Literary Journal (November 2008). Poet, novelist and historian Reid Mitchell generously acted as guest editor and read the submissions with us. The new issue features poetry by former US Poet Laureate Billy Collins and new fiction by Nirmala Pillai. Other writers/artists featured in the issue include Sam Byfield, Grace