Of being and being
By Sanoobar in Romance | Reads: 249 | Likes: 0
“Your just not good enough. You don’t try enough, always in your comfort zone, taking things easy”, he shouted out of the phone. She couldn’t believe her ears. Was he really saying that. After spending the entire day writing word after word, reading incessantly, being glued t  Read More...
Published on Apr 23,2020 09:57 PM
Rusted Memories
By Namrata Dev in General Literary | Reads: 248 | Likes: 0
The room is enclosed with amethyst walls and matching curtains, an old drum kit rusting in one corner, a mahogany table with sticky notes covering most of its right side, an easy chair with clean and dirty clothes shoved in every possible angle, an unmade bed with the comforter flowing on the floor   Read More...
Published on May 27,2020 02:17 PM
ALL LIVES MATTER
By Shravanthi Reddy in General Literary | Reads: 247 | Likes: 0
In 1944 A 16-year-old black student in Columbus, Ohio won an essay contest on the theme ‘what to do with Hitler after the war’ by submitting a single sentence. “Put him in black skin and let him live the rest of his life in America.”― Scott Matthews If a 16-year-old c  Read More...
Published on Jun 3,2020 04:56 PM
Fruit vendor
By Neema Kumari in General Literary | Reads: 246 | Likes: 0
Walking with his dad, little Nimmi came to a fruit vendor selling guava on the side road. He was an old man having crisscross of wrinkles on his face. His hands were feeble, yet he was packing each fruit picked by customers carefully in a bag and selling them. She saw one customer bargaining with hi  Read More...
Published on Apr 5,2020 10:37 AM
The strangers house
By ketki verma in Poetry | Reads: 246 | Likes: 0
Its a dark newmoon night Surrounded by silence,  I slowly tip toe towards the strangers door. But it's locked .  I look beneath the door mat, and Ah ! There's the key.  How do I know this ?  It's confusing me.. So I slowly turn the knob, and open the door,  Just enough for m  Read More...
Published on May 6,2020 10:57 PM
Silent Nights
By Manaal Babu Adam in Poetry | Reads: 246 | Likes: 0
Hushed by the hoot of an owl, She sat gripping the hem of her skirt,  Wary of his footsteps, up and down,  Until the delicate lining hurt,  In their twentieth autumn daze,  Her words void of her say,  She picked up her broken pieces,  And spilled them on the fire ablaz  Read More...
Published on May 5,2020 03:24 PM
Short poem in which can you find a story ?
By samruddhi in Romance | Reads: 245 | Likes: 0
And yet again I fell for you . There was a year gap of the all the events that passed , And yet I again I thought nothing changed, But you don't know what a year does to a person You know nothing remains the same . Let's start with dinner dates and drives, This year I thought there was a different v  Read More...
Published on Apr 14,2020 01:18 AM
Near the Royal Poinciana Tree
By Payal Arun in Romance | Reads: 244 | Likes: 0
Aucky was getting late for college, she packed her lunchbox and surveyed her books. It was that time of early spring when she controlled her emotions for the guy who came to live in her neighborhood! He was tall, wheatish complexion guy of about 6 feet tall and had an athlete body. His rough looks a  Read More...
Published on May 4,2020 08:12 AM
It's been a while
By Nandini Chakrabarti in Poetry | Reads: 242 | Likes: 0
Closed in the cage,with my dreams dying a little each day,my feet lay coldand my lips are chapped,my mother screams at me,while the kids play,my shoulders overburdened within the circle of life each day.Is the grass still green?I haven’t looked out of my windowand it’s been a while,cigar  Read More...
Published on Apr 5,2020 11:45 PM
Spoils Of War
By Manaal Babu Adam in Mystery | Reads: 240 | Likes: 0
I rummaged through my pockets, desperately looking for it. "Where is it god dammit?! I had it with me", I yelled." Hellooo?! Anybody, please open the door!", I wailed frustrated. I couldn't believe this was happening.... again. I caught the handle, shook it to vain. The cold metal send icy  Read More...
Published on Apr 21,2020 11:37 PM
The Veil of Innocence
By Samyuktha G in Thriller | Reads: 238 | Likes: 0
There was a couple sitting in the cafe when I walked in. As the light was low, I didn’t know who they were until the woman turned around and I saw it was my wife. I felt a pang of hurt seeing them together, seeing her laugh and being happy, something for which I was no longer a cause of. I kn  Read More...
Published on May 6,2020 08:40 PM
A paid murder
By Neema Kumari in Crime | Reads: 238 | Likes: 0
She knew she would be murdered today. She had been held in captivity for seven days. Before, there were many others in the room with her. All were killed one by one for the ransoms. She was the last one remaining. She knew like her many more would be brought there and each would be murdered one afte  Read More...
Published on Apr 26,2020 03:01 PM
DOGS OF WAR
By Natesan Ramalingam Iyer in Humour & Comedy | Reads: 237 | 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
Anamika (The Unrequited Love)
By Devendra Lingwal in Romance | Reads: 235 | Likes: 0
Different people have portrayed the essence of love in a variety of related but distinct forms in different contexts. For some love is worship, for some it’s an unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another, while for some it’s a feeling of intimacy, commitment and passi  Read More...
Published on Apr 24,2020 09:25 PM
Yesterday and Today
By Dalia in Fantasy | Reads: 235 | Likes: 0
"I" ,the same person of different transitional periods met, “Yesterday" and "Today!"   Yesterday thought,” he was the wisest generation"; Today boasted,” he was the most intelligent generation!" But, both of them forgot,they were the "time-equivalent" of each other! And,what m  Read More...
Published on Apr 24,2020 07:59 PM
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