Living Ember

'Angara Shishuvu' is a short story I wrote in 1984. It was first published in the Andhra Jyothi weekly in 1987 and was later included in the Sahitya Akademi anthology 'Oka Taram Telugu Katha' (1994). I have now translated this story into English and am sharing it below. I would appreciate your feedback on the translation.