Live and let live
By Shruti Prakash in General Literary | Reads: 992 | Likes: 0
LIVE AND LET LIVE If the below significant incidents from our mythology took place in the present era... Situation 1 Bheeshma pitamaha lied on the bed of arrows and desperately praying to be able to get few drops of water... Arjun being the devoted grandson that he was notwithstanding the pain and  Read More...
Published on Apr 6,2020 09:44 AM
The new guy in the town!
By divya raval in Humour & Comedy | Reads: 981 | Likes: 0
"Hey gal! I've heard about some new guy in the town. He has been drawing too much of attention these days, eh?" "Yeah! I came to know about him as well. I wonder who the fellow is. Ever since he has entered into the picture, people have stopped paying us attention. As if we do not exist! This is unf  Read More...
Published on Mar 29,2020 09:35 PM
Awesome Native Tongue
By Madhavi Johnson in General Literary | Reads: 976 | Likes: 0
Mark Twain, in his essay ”the Awful German language”, wrote that a person who has not studied German can form no idea of what a perplexing language it is. He found that in German, a young lady had no sex, while a turnip had. Think what high-strung reverence that shows for the turnip, and  Read More...
Published on Jun 4,2020 10:55 AM
The Good Things—Rediscovering Yourself
By Nitya Swaruba in General Literary | Reads: 975 | Likes: 0
The experience of absolute freedom and the true sense of self comes only in the state of singularity. People of the world have always been good followers. They follow their peers, their boss, their clients. Constantly adapting to the ways of others. Oftentimes, a self-proclaimed philosopher becomes   Read More...
Published on May 5,2020 05:46 PM
Good Bye
By Payal Sharma in Thriller | Reads: 974 | Likes: 0
He woke up without the morning coffee on his bed side. It had never happened in 3 years. His coat wasn't ironed and was lying on top of the pool of his dirty laundry. His breakfast wasn't ready and the house was dead silent.  All there was, was the sound of a fluttering paper on the dining tabl  Read More...
Published on Apr 16,2020 11:51 PM
The break up!
By Manaswini Ghosh in Poetry | Reads: 974 | Likes: 0
Agreed in different worlds, Disagreed on the same page. He wanted to hold on I wanted to let go. He wanted to love more I wanted to unlove. Maybe he was right Maybe I was. Selfless was his approach, More-self was mine. Seemed better not to behold together The next sunshine. Agreed in different world  Read More...
Published on May 24,2020 06:08 AM
nirbhaya (adj.) the fearless one
By Misha in Poetry | Reads: 970 | Likes: 0
11 PM. The film was beautiful, He and I walk hand in hand, There is a storm coming, They always come by surprise, Starting with light rain, And then hit unexpectedly, Always leaving a huge wound, One that could take years to heal, I had no idea, That soon there would be a wound so vast, So powerful,  Read More...
Published on Apr 3,2020 12:19 AM
Wake up before it's too late!
By Manjistha Mukherjee Bhatt in Poetry | Reads: 968 | Likes: 0
Wake up before it's too late! We are all born of this earth Our very own precious hearth She is not mine or yours, but ours A mother who protects, nourishes & empowers  Yet we in turn neglect, harm & destroy her Or we sit back, do nothing to stop or interfere When others to her are bei  Read More...
Published on Jun 2,2020 07:28 PM
Room No 6
By Dr Alekhya in True Story | Reads: 967 | Likes: 0
Being an ardent fan of horror/thriller/mystery genre, I have always enjoyed the thrill they provide and the scares such movies/novels create. Little did I know I would end up experiencing it practically one day.   Sometime back, I had been on a trip to North East, Shillong to be more specific.   Read More...
Published on Mar 31,2020 03:48 PM
DUNNOCK
By Amrita in Poetry | Reads: 958 | Likes: 0
DUNNOCK  Jiggle,joggle,tweet and wobble,  Incessant chirping and dulcet tonal. Here,a fresh nest again, Made by love,devotion of wren. Flying hither and tither round the clock, Alluring Shy Dunnock,around the folk, Architect of their own,whence they know, To raise the nest by weaving twin  Read More...
Published on May 29,2020 01:32 AM
The Sorrows of Shopping
By Priyanka Singh in Humour & Comedy | Reads: 955 | Likes: 0
There’s no rose without a thorn! In life, everything that you like comes with something you don’t quite like. I enjoy shopping, but there is one aspect of it I find irksome – the over-enthusiastic sales staff ever ready to “help” you. For someone like me, who is not rea  Read More...
Published on Mar 29,2020 12:28 AM
DOGS OF WAR
By Natesan Ramalingam Iyer in Humour & Comedy | Reads: 955 | Likes: 0
A major issue cropped up in my Condo in Singapore between families having pet dogs and those not having pet dogs. Our Condo consists of 7 Towers. It started with those not having pet dogs complaining that passenger lifts should not be used for walking the dogs; it leaves a bad odor in the lift cabin  Read More...
Published on Apr 22,2020 06:47 PM
A DAYSPRING VIEW
By Ruchira Garai in Poetry | Reads: 949 | Likes: 0
Hazel eyes, a crooked smile That was my every morning's sight Furtive glances, a crimson flush Blew away the webs of a dull summer night ; Once a night owl,  Now waited for the dawn, Tiptoeing to the terrace with a coffee mug Was the first task of my morn'.  The birds chirped, the clouds m  Read More...
Published on May 31,2020 10:16 AM
Text Message
By Bushra in Thriller | Reads: 937 | Likes: 0
It was a rainy night. I unlocked the front door of my house porch and made my way inside. "Great!" I whispered to myself. I was a complete mess. Who knew it would rain suddenly, it was totally uncalled for. I look down at myself and witness my wet clothes and muddy shoes. I decide to first fresh  Read More...
Published on Apr 11,2020 07:01 PM
A little bit confused
By Riya Shah in Poetry | Reads: 935 | Likes: 0
I often wonder what it's like to be composed, be oriented. But I guess I'm not the only one so clouded. Do you find yourself constantly struggling  to unscramble? Your thoughts,  words or even your dreams! There's always some sort of chaos around yet everything seems so void. While we're c  Read More...
Published on May 8,2020 06:02 PM
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