No Auntie Is a Stranger
Why is it that Gujarati Aunties always seem to think they know you? I’m walking toward the mall entrance and there’s this Auntie standing in front of the doors, like she’s waiting for someone. She…
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Parul Desai Shah is a reformed advertising copy writer. Her works have been nominated for The Pushcart Prize 2025 and The Best of the Net 2026. She is currently a Blackburn Fellow pursuing the Randolph College MFA in Creative Writing.
Why is it that Gujarati Aunties always seem to think they know you? I’m walking toward the mall entrance and there’s this Auntie standing in front of the doors, like she’s waiting for someone. She…