Aparna
Words By Sachin Waikar, Art By Enrica Angiolini
Before Aparna disappeared, we made pretty much any excuse to stop by the Subway around the corner from the basketball courts.Man, I could go for one of those turkey footlongs.Flamin’ Hot Cheetos sound good right about now.You think they’ve still got that cookie deal going?But it wasn’t about the food. It was the swell of…
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Sachin Waikar
Sachin Waikar's writing appears in Esquire, Day One (Amazon), The Rumpus, Chicago Quarterly Review, Drunken Boat (now Anomaly), South Asian Review, and several published anthologies. His screenwriting placed in HBO/Miramax's Project Greenlight and was nominated for an ABC/Disney Talent Grant. Before becoming a writer, Sachin worked as a business strategy consultant for McKinsey & Company and was a Beverly Hills psychologist. He lives in Evanston, Illinois, with his family.
Enrica Angiolini
Enrica Angiolini is an illustrator and comic colorist. Raised in a family rich with creativity, she developed a deep love for art—illustration and photography in particular. She studied foreign languages in high school and university, gaining a bachelor’s degree in Japanese Language and Culture. In 2015, she started her career in comics, and soon after got her first full series with Titan Comics, Warhammer 40,000. Enrica is now working as a colorist on The Thirteenth Doctor Who, The Steel Prince, and No World.
