Priyadarshi Patnaik (b. 1969) is a creative writer, painter, translator and photographer. A number of his poems and short-fiction have appeared in various journals outside and in India including Ariel, Oyster Boy Review, Hudson View, Melic Review, Still, Toronto Review, Kavya Bharati, Indian Literature and Muse India. His paintings and sketches have also appeared in a number of journals. In photography Patnaik loves to experiment with black & white images. "Flight of Toads" was taken when the toads, resting on the sandbank, were disturbed by the sound of feet and jumped into the water at sunset. [View]