Nothing good ever happened after 2AM
By Vikalp Joshi in Romance | वाचलं गेलेलं: 833 | लाइक: 1
2:42 AM – I stare at the clock and its hands stretched apart and I can’t help but think of us. It’s been 3 months since I last saw you and I regret what have we done to ourselves. 2:45 AM – I text you and ask if you’re awake and you reply almost instantly. You tell me y  आणखी वाचा...
प्रकाशनाची तारीख Mar 22,2020 06:58 PM
Never Again - A Sonnet
By Sowmya Sri Rathnakumar in Poetry | वाचलं गेलेलं: 700 | लाइक: 1
Once, I was buried in the darkness created by my demons. Unforeseen, you came to my salvation like a ray of light!! You held out your hand and pulled me out harder. Above the darkness and cold, there was light and beauty. You raised a wall with its roots set deep in to the ground that made me strong  आणखी वाचा...
प्रकाशनाची तारीख Apr 10,2020 06:58 AM
Poor, poor - Alia!
By Priyan R Naik in Crime | वाचलं गेलेलं: 649 | लाइक: 1
I had traveled with them in the train from Hubli to Bangalore. Both mother and daughter - the daughter very garrulous, the mother taciturn and silent but always responsive to whatever her daughter had to say. Alia, the mother called her, was about 22 years, rather short but very communicative, with   आणखी वाचा...
प्रकाशनाची तारीख Apr 27,2020 07:49 PM
The Ring of Siraj
By Abhishek Goswami in Thriller | वाचलं गेलेलं: 635 | लाइक: 1
The loud sound of the window glass shattering to pieces woke up Shraboni from her slumber.She found Pandey Ji looking at the damaged window glass with a quizzical glance.Shraboni asked, “Pandey Ji, kya hua?Are those guys at it again?” Pandey Ji replied,”Who knows dear, these   आणखी वाचा...
प्रकाशनाची तारीख Apr 16,2020 08:06 PM
SURVIVE
By Shraddha Anu Shekar in General Literary | वाचलं गेलेलं: 627 | लाइक: 1
SURVIVE   There he was, writing.    He was relatively new to our community, where everyone knows everyone. Almost.   He showed up at the same time every day, including Sundays. On the dot. As if he were working in an office where he has to clock in and out. Courteous and tacitur  आणखी वाचा...
प्रकाशनाची तारीख Mar 25,2020 03:54 PM
Unapologetically resilient
By kavazhimomi in Poetry | वाचलं गेलेलं: 626 | लाइक: 1
Distant eyes upon a homely face;We indulge in violence,yet long for peace.Promises disappears midway;We push far who wish to stay,yet drag close who runs astray.Forlorness remain subtle;we swirl around the phantom castle,and fly alone like an eagle.Innocence abused by life is far gone;We become as h  आणखी वाचा...
प्रकाशनाची तारीख Mar 29,2020 07:33 PM
My native, magic to be felt by senses.
By Mugdha Gujar in General Literary | वाचलं गेलेलं: 603 | लाइक: 1
Being born in Konkan is enjoying heaven on earth.  Summer comes with bringing in especially Hapus mangoes.  You can't stop eating them for breakfast, lunch and dinner. (P.s. The mangoes ate in between do not count.) The best way to savour it's taste is eating that full mango with your bar  आणखी वाचा...
प्रकाशनाची तारीख May 24,2020 04:16 PM
Should I wait to form an opinion ?
By Kunal Deore in Poetry | वाचलं गेलेलं: 600 | लाइक: 1
Should i wait to form an opinion,  Or should i just jump the gun ?  Should i wait to gather wisdom,  Or just blurt out what the paper feeds me everyday ?  Should i polish my perception,  Or just take sides and run along ?  Should i open my eyes and see, Or just be pr  आणखी वाचा...
प्रकाशनाची तारीख Apr 22,2020 10:49 AM
MY DAD's UNCLE
By Namitha Ravindran in General Literary | वाचलं गेलेलं: 595 | लाइक: 1
One day I accompanied my parents to visit my dad's sick uncle. Initially I didn't want to go, my parents forced me into it like they do with all social arrangements. However this was one decision that they would regret for many years to come.  Now before the reader judges me too harshly, I woul  आणखी वाचा...
प्रकाशनाची तारीख Apr 13,2020 06:58 PM
Tomorrow
By Sriteja in Poetry | वाचलं गेलेलं: 592 | लाइक: 1
Lets pray for Tomorrow what's gonna happen Happiness or Sorrow Today like any other day let's do enjoy tonight under the shining moon light Yesterday has gone Forever even if we think we are clever no ability to catch the past Be aware  of being alive such a heavenly sign to feel our own breath  आणखी वाचा...
प्रकाशनाची तारीख Apr 26,2020 08:35 PM
கடவுள் இருக்கான் குமாரு
By Gopinath Samikkannu in Humour & Comedy | वाचलं गेलेलं: 576 | लाइक: 1
வணக்கம் என் பெயர் குமாரு . திருச்சியை சேர்ந்தவன். அசாதாரணமான சூழ்நிலை நிலவும் இந்த காலை நேரத்தில் காலை  சற்று   आणखी वाचा...
प्रकाशनाची तारीख Mar 31,2020 01:13 PM
Those were the days!
By Harita in Poetry | वाचलं गेलेलं: 574 | लाइक: 1
No war was fought, no borders sizzled, no armies marched those days, Yet the lives were at stake, falling apart in quite desolation. No blood was shed in those dark hours yet thousand beings got slayed, Alas! A miniscule being had created havoc across every possible region. The soldiers dazzled in   आणखी वाचा...
प्रकाशनाची तारीख Apr 5,2020 04:31 PM
Radha, the woman labourer
By Mousumi Biswas in Poetry | वाचलं गेलेलं: 562 | लाइक: 1
My entry for the 3rd phase of the contest RADHA, THE WOMAN LABOURER By _ MOUSUMI BISWAS DELHI Carrying a pile of bricks on her head Puffing away the bidi between her dark dry lips With a baby tucked away on her slim swaying hips Radha climbs up with agile steps The make shift ladder of the house und  आणखी वाचा...
प्रकाशनाची तारीख Jun 7,2020 10:42 PM
Deep
By Eleena Sanyal Banerji in Thriller | वाचलं गेलेलं: 560 | लाइक: 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  आणखी वाचा...
प्रकाशनाची तारीख May 3,2020 10:50 PM
Maxwell and Ummachi
By R Chandrasekar in True Story | वाचलं गेलेलं: 558 | लाइक: 1
Maxwell and Ummachi “Thatha, you are a pencil,” so saying she shrieked gleefully and did a somersault on the sofa. “Pattu, you shouldn’t say such things to big people,” my daughter chided her. Sreya just stared at her mother and rolled her eyes with her face turned upwa  आणखी वाचा...
प्रकाशनाची तारीख Apr 28,2020 08:15 PM