A Strange Act
By Smita Buxi in True Story | Reads: 281 | Likes: 1
"Please be seated Mrs Solanki . How is your husband now ?"  "He is fine. Will take not less than twenty days more before he joins office . Atleast the major period is over now . Thanks for your support mam. "" "Don't worry  i am always there for you ." "Hope he drives safely now but you ne  Read More...
Published on Apr 19,2020 06:29 PM
In the times of Corona
By Shefali Bhardwaj in General Literary | Reads: 273 | Likes: 1
The dense gloomy clouds of Corona have wrapped every part of the globe, scattering its aura of horror. And until we wait for the clouds to clear and the spring to blossom and touch our lives again, we must look for the silver lining. We must introspect for positivism around us and try to minimize th  Read More...
Published on Apr 4,2020 08:55 AM
Cuckoo's Nest
By Josily Achamma Mathew in Fantasy | Reads: 272 | 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
THE SPOOKY HOUSE
By Madhavi Hadker in Thriller | Reads: 270 | Likes: 1
I was really thrilled when I received a lovely silver and blue coloured bicycle on my fourteenth birthday! It also had a small basket and a bell attached to it. I rung this sweet, musical bell so many times that my neighbour’s son yelled out and asked me “Nancy, is your bell stuck? Why d  Read More...
Published on Apr 6,2020 10:36 AM
Dysphoria
By Harsh in Poetry | Reads: 270 | Likes: 1
In the deep dark dungeons of your soul,I am there.To haunt you and remind you about your vulnerable state.To make your self-hatred grow to the peak.To make you feel much pitiful about yourself.To rinse off your happy moments.To squeeze out your blissful thoughts.Hey, dont you worry. I am your friend  Read More...
Published on Apr 13,2020 11:32 AM
THE LONG WALK HOME......
By Mira Midha in True Story | Reads: 270 | Likes: 1
A van stopped next to a tired man lumbering his feet on the hot gravelled road. His oversized shoes were worn out and hampering his walk. A child, barely a year old, slept on one shoulder and a threadbare bag slung on the other. The women next to him dragged her feet and tugged a sagging young child  Read More...
Published on Jun 3,2020 01:11 AM
Choices
By Alisha in General Literary | Reads: 269 | Likes: 1
  He slammed the door shut and threw himself on the bed, raging with hurt anger. Steven had never felt so angry before. This was anger dominated by pain. Who were they to tell him what he should and shouldn't do? How could they determine his life? Seventeen-year-old Steven lay agonized, his cu  Read More...
Published on May 28,2020 12:51 PM
THE PERFECT PENALTY
By Chithra Rangarajan in General Literary | Reads: 265 | Likes: 1
‘We have something important to tell you, It’s about your most pampered and immature youngest son’ The eldest son approached his mom with an accusation. ‘He pierced me with a sharp pencil today. I felt a great pain.  I am weak and exhausted.’ The second son continu  Read More...
Published on Apr 18,2020 10:50 PM
The walk
By Arti P. in Romance | Reads: 263 | Likes: 1
Clarence beach was where Meghna always came for a walk to clear her head and to replay the fights she had with her husband. Meghna was a passionate woman. She was the consummate wife who loved her husband dearly and cared for him in every way possible. She was very vocal about her thoughts and sto  Read More...
Published on Apr 2,2020 04:33 PM
Cuckoo's Song
By Preity S. in Poetry | Reads: 262 | Likes: 1
                       Cuckoo's Song   When I heard the cuckoo coo in the morning, I tried listening and understand what was it singing. I found happiness in her song, That we humans always long. She cooed with such insistence, as if   Read More...
Published on Apr 29,2020 02:00 PM
Ride It
By Preeti Agrawal in Poetry | Reads: 255 | Likes: 1
Ride it All we have is, one life, A brief time, but , A larger slice of life! Oh! You better taste it, Anyway it''s slipping Just ride it. Find the spring of life,                              A beautiful intellect,   &  Read More...
Published on May 7,2020 12:48 PM
Fate
By Pooja Sharma in Romance | Reads: 252 | Likes: 1
What if it doesn’t happen for the two of us,  Walking down the aisle, waiting for you to hold my hand, Smiling at me the way you do, The glance you give me everytime, That last moment when I will be your girl, before being your wife, What if i am not the one walking down the aisle? The s  Read More...
Published on Apr 12,2020 10:16 AM
A Gift
By vyshak kriss in General Literary | Reads: 250 | Likes: 1
A Gift   A young and beautiful evening was on its way, me and my husband were out for a romantic ride. I loved rides, and especially the evening ones. The air felt cool and peaceful. The sky with its pinkish blush and the beauty of the sun’s farewell. Evening rides, they are the best  Read More...
Published on Mar 30,2020 11:27 PM
A Missed Date with Ruskin Bond
By Suvankar Ghosh Roy Chowdhury in Romance | Reads: 249 | Likes: 1
I was going to meet Ruskin Bond in a few hours, and my joy knew no bounds. It was 2006, I had just started my UG-days at Narendrapur. Those were my Ruskin Bond-days. The rest of the authors I read that time – from Chaucer to Ted Hughes, in the history of literature – did not make much se  Read More...
Published on Apr 3,2020 01:58 PM
A STRONG WILLED SOUL
By Abhilipsa Das in Poetry | Reads: 244 | Likes: 1
In every calm midnight......  When the shining mirror reflects my face My burnt skin flashes an incurable pain My disfigured face reminds me your cruelty My melted ear hears echoes of screaming And my wounded soul proves your brutality.  But that burning pain has made me stronger and my&nb  Read More...
Published on Apr 19,2020 08:22 PM