By: Nileena Sunil.

I paced across the Library of Lost Books, trying not to get distracted. The lost treasures of the Library of Alexandria caught my eye, as did a copy of Cardenio, Shakespeare’s lost play. I walked past lost works from the Library of Nalanda, and texts from Baghdad the Mongols threw into the Tigris. I then made my way to the contemporary section and found a copy of the manuscript I’d thrown into the trash so many years ago. The work, which I once judged too harshly, might end up being the inspiration I desperately needed to overcome my writer’s block.

© 2025. Nileena Sunil

Nileena Sunil is a writer and lover of all things literary. She’s previously had her work published in 100-Foot-Crow, as well as Flash Fiction Magazine, Strange Horizons, Usawa Literary Review, and other places.

Posted July 2, 2025.