Prison, Love, Escape and a Sacrifice
By Eswar Tavva in General Literary | Reads: 926 | Likes: 1
PRISON, LOVE, ESCAPE AND A SACRIFICE At the time when Indians were rebelling against foreign rule, the Britishers had to find a place to deport prisoners. A place where no one could easily reach and those who reached could not escape. This deporting was known as "Kaala Pani” which means "Black  Read More...
Published on Apr 6,2020 10:25 AM
Him
By Aditi Banerjee in Romance | Reads: 915 | Likes: 1
"Do you have a coin?"  I looked to my left and stared at the boy, confused. I couldn't help but notice the decreased distance between us. He must have moved closer while I was busy looking at the lake, thinking about everything and nothing. "Yeah, sure." I said, realising I was mute for too lon  Read More...
Published on Apr 30,2020 07:01 PM
A Bookoholics world
By hiya shah in General Literary | Reads: 909 | Likes: 1
I squeezed myself on the chair, adjacent to his. Penning a few words as he poured his desires out. We were a foot afar yet his mouthed tales slide me miles beyond. It may seem queer but a struggling writer in the age of technology would still travel for an hour in the ever crowded metro's just to ca  Read More...
Published on Apr 13,2020 01:54 AM
Fire Inside
By Reeshika Rai in Poetry | Reads: 907 | Likes: 1
Let the fire inside you smolder but not die. Know that good things take time, And it's okay to fall sometimes. The winds of doubt and fear will blow dear. But don't you fret, for it's only time, Until your flames will set ablaze again.   Read More...
Published on May 8,2020 11:46 PM
Litany of loss
By Priyanka Modi in Poetry | Reads: 905 | Likes: 1
Litany of loss Ma died, lost her to cancer. A little lump in the breast; It proved stronger than all the meds, prayers and powers put together, When she first discovered this beast, that devoured her alive, I was 13 and my brother 5, That wail of hers, when the reports said Stage 4, The weeping, sc  Read More...
Published on Apr 9,2020 03:31 AM
கடவுள் இருக்கான் குமாரு
By Gopinath Samikkannu in Humour & Comedy | Reads: 892 | Likes: 1
வணக்கம் என் பெயர் குமாரு . திருச்சியை சேர்ந்தவன். அசாதாரணமான சூழ்நிலை நிலவும் இந்த காலை நேரத்தில் காலை  சற்று   Read More...
Published on Mar 31,2020 01:13 PM
Deep
By Eleena Sanyal Banerji in Thriller | Reads: 886 | Likes: 1
His head bobbed on the waves. It shone in the golden light of the sun setting over the horizon. He was too far away. As always. He never listened. He could swim but oceans were meant to swallow. She was a better swimmer yet she feared going that far inside. The coast guard's shrill whistle pierced h  Read More...
Published on May 3,2020 10:50 PM
Catastrophe
By Jigyasa in Poetry | Reads: 879 | Likes: 1
Ever had a point in life Where everything's just peddled to halt There's no approaching curiosity, Or any impending thought t's all laid on table, plain in sight  Not a single trespassing from the memory lane Not enough content present in your glass Everyone's a little star in your galaxy train  Read More...
Published on Apr 17,2020 10:36 AM
Letter to a friend
By Eswar Tavva in True Story | Reads: 868 | Likes: 1
LETTER TO A FRIEND Stamp collection and postcard collection are one of my hobbies. One fine day I went to the Post Office located in Army Cantonment in Secunderabad to collect some stamps. An old man, about 80 years of age, approached me and requested me to write a letter to his friend. He also requ  Read More...
Published on Apr 9,2020 09:12 AM
The Celebration in Food
By Prannoy Kumar in General Literary | Reads: 867 | Likes: 1
Imagine a very special aroma kept in front of you on the table of an open garden restaurant in the middle of the city. Besides a lake buzzing with quintessential noise characterized by gushing waters and chatters of people from various cultures and languages. It seems almost impossible to break the   Read More...
Published on Jun 7,2020 11:22 PM
Something different
By Eswar Tavva in Thriller | Reads: 864 | Likes: 1
SOMETHING DIFFERENT It was a beautiful evening and weather was extremely good. I and Sai kiran were walking on a road which was laid between the houses on both sides. Lushed with greenery it forms a very good scenic view. Sai Kiran, a friend of mine was a 25 year old guy, unmarried lives in one of t  Read More...
Published on Apr 2,2020 03:38 PM
Cuckoo's Nest
By Josily Achamma Mathew in Fantasy | Reads: 860 | Likes: 1
One day the cuckoo decided to start his own family with his only girlfriend miss cookie. But little did he know that it was going to be such a big tragedy. Seeing all the other birds having eggs and nests he fantasized of one of his own. He decided the deepest desire to his parents, and on an autumn  Read More...
Published on Apr 24,2020 09:05 PM
Crossroads
By Shreyosi in Romance | Reads: 859 | Likes: 1
  Indolent afternoons, I snuggle up on my favorite bean bag at the Crossword. Smelling my newly bought novel, I fondly go through the excerpt, when suddenly a purple ford on the road catches my attention.  And I look outside the window, longer than usual, almost in anticipation.&  Read More...
Published on Apr 10,2020 09:15 PM
Heartbeats of a city
By Ayan Chakraborty in Poetry | Reads: 856 | Likes: 1
Serving as the roots to my people, I stand alone today. Littered streets and broken bridges make my rubble. Everything changes with time, it makes me question, have I changed for the better? My sky does not wear blue anymore, and the seasons have crossed borders. The green fields I so adored have l  Read More...
Published on Apr 22,2020 07:44 PM
Friendship
By Smruti in Poetry | Reads: 826 | Likes: 1
Round the table we sat with a smile Looking at the faces not seen in a while.. Thought to ourselves, "Are we back in the past?" Why did the days passed so fast.. From fighting to erase the board  To fighting with life on board.. Happy faces have turned sad Considered themselves bad.. Distorte  Read More...
Published on May 31,2020 01:26 PM
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