Prachi Sharma is the founder of The Sapling Press, a cross-continental children's publishing imprint where every author is a kid. A tech engineer alongside her publishing work, she writes about grief, memory, and family. Her work has appeared in KQED, IndiaWest, India Currents, MyndStories, and others. You can find her on Instagram: @prachisharma_1509 and @thesaplingpress.
Personal Essay by Prachi Sharma: ‘My father pauses in every retelling of this tale. He wants me to see it. A man in the uniform of an Indian working for the English, in a village courtyard in the late 1920s, his face turning to one side from the force of an open palm. The villagers watching. The Daroga’s hand going to his cheek. A pigeon somewhere on the roof, taking off.’