June Gloom is a young adult novel set in the coastal town of Willrock. Told from the dual perspectives of two best friends Maisie and Virginia, a friend group comprised of the girls, plus brothers Owen and Walker, form a band for one last summer before college. However, will secrets, romances, changing dynamics and unexpected opportunities cement this as the best summer of their lives, or will it tear them apart?

"The lack of a home, or compassion you get in this cruel world is not reflective of your character."

Every day, she’d repeat the refrain: “মেঘ বলেছে যাব যাব…” (Megh boleche jabo jabo / The rain said she’ll go away, far away), while dotting the cups with washable markers, as the color bloomed into the foam and stained her fingers.

Sometimes I would reach for something—a word, a reaction—and feel for it the way you check your pockets for keys, only to realize I had left it outside the door without noticing when.

All this time, I had imagined
I was becoming
That there was a becoming
I bowed down, hands splayed
towards an inescapable abundance
Begging for the becoming