Inspiration Relay
The last forty chapters of Dream of the Red Chamber are lost. Qing-dynasty readers wrote dozens of sequels, each unconvinced by the others. Now it's your turn — take the baton and write your version. Every continuation stays here, growing into one tree.
This week's relay
Indian · Ramayana · India
Rama rescues Sita, then — doubting her — subjects her to trial by fire, and finally banishes her. The Ramayana's happy ending curdles. Valmiki lets it...
Indian · Mahabharata · India · epic
Continue the Mahabharata: king of ashes
The great war is over, the field is a cremation ground, and Yudhishthira — who never lied — must rule a kingdom of...
Indian · Kalidasa · India · plays
Continue Shakuntala: after the ring
Shakuntala is recognized at last — the ring found, the curse lifted, the king remembers. Kalidasa gives us the...