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And He Lost the Battle of Life
By Jyoti Malhotra in True Story | Reads: 345 | Likes: 4
  He was standing beside the door when I entered the classroom. All the students got up to wish good morning. I had not even reciprocated when he said, “Ma’am, may I please go to drink water?” I normally don’t appreciate this sort of a disturbance right at the beginning  Read More...
Published on Apr 17,2020 08:49 AM
The Princess and her Roses
By Ashika in Fantasy | Reads: 336 | Likes: 4
The late October winds have gone furious. The lamps that were lit, died as the wind blew through the corridor. The beautiful silk curtains were struggling to set themselves free from the iron rod. Two of the guards came hurriedly to close the balcony doors but the maids barred entry as the princess  Read More...
Published on Apr 11,2020 02:07 AM
THE PRINCELY DOG OF LOCKDOWN
By Ramanan Duraiswami in Poetry | Reads: 330 | Likes: 4
Standing on my balcony last night,I saw a really wonderful sight! A dog had taken up abodeRight in the middle of the road. Between the gates of two colonies,He'd ensconced himself with consummate ease. Secure in the thought that traffic was less,He bedded down without stress. He was the King of that  Read More...
Published on Apr 17,2020 01:52 PM
Mystical Nostalgia
By Tejal Bagwe in General Literary | Reads: 328 | Likes: 4
It was a regular day. I was on my way back home, the evening crowd and mutters echoed around. It was 6:15 in the evening and still ten minutes to my stop when I saw an old notebook lying on the metro seat opposite of me. I waited to see if someone picked it up but no one seemed to care. The last sta  Read More...
Published on Apr 21,2020 07:10 PM
The Unspoken Goodbye.
By Ayushi Zina in Romance | Reads: 319 | Likes: 4
Finally the much awaited day had arrived and there she stood scanning the people coming out of the arrival gate. Her face lit up catching sight of him. His face mirrored her reaction and out he came, gave her a cursory hug and they left for the hotel. As soon as they reached the room, he started op  Read More...
Published on May 28,2020 01:57 AM
God's Innocent Child
By Shreeya Katyal in Poetry | Reads: 278 | Likes: 4
God's perfect child was born innocent and free, In god's every creation, he had beauty to see. Free from hatred, free from judgments, Free from all the negativity, This child was born just to spread some knowledge and enlightenment in each and every city. Carrying Love and only love for every being   Read More...
Published on Apr 22,2020 03:43 PM
Visitor
By abir mukherjee in Mystery | Reads: 274 | Likes: 4
It was raining outside and electricity had already failed everything outside was dark except a flicker of light coming from the window of a flat on the third floor of the apartment building. The man looked for someone at the main gate but there was no one, his way in was clear he entered through the  Read More...
Published on Jun 10,2020 02:44 PM
A Last Note...
By Riddhi in Poetry | Reads: 270 | Likes: 4
Didn't know suddenly our lives would get so busy Treating others and ourselves and still not feeling dizzy. Didn't care if we got enough food, rest sleep or not; Saving people and their families was the only thing that meant alot. We couldn't be together even though in this life you were mine; Let's  Read More...
Published on Apr 1,2020 09:59 AM
ONE HELL OF A RIDE
By varshi pidugu in Poetry | Reads: 268 | Likes: 4
TREMBLING WITH FEAR , SHAKILY SHE STOOD UP LIKE A BABY SHE TOOK THE FIRST STEP BUT HER ANKLE TWIST AND SHE FELL TO THE GROUND !! BUT SHE DIDN'T GIVE UP   SHE TOOK A STEP , EVERYTIME  SHE STOOD  SHE COVERED FEW MILES  ON THE WAY  SHE PICKED UP ALL HER BROKEN PIECES&nbs  Read More...
Published on Jun 4,2020 09:30 PM
The Cryptic Cookie
By A.Shruti in Thriller | Reads: 266 | Likes: 4
“Your life is in danger. Say nothing to anyone. You must leave the city immediately and never return.” said the note. I looked at thenote for quite a while. Pondering, with my mind wandering in all possible directions. After all, it is not easy for a fifteen year old to leave the city, w  Read More...
Published on Jun 2,2020 06:19 PM
People are not Poetry
By Firdose Fathima.M in Poetry | Reads: 265 | Likes: 4
You can write for hours, about the things you've always wanted to be But to say it in simpler words, people are not poetry. I know you wished not to be awkward,  and that everything sweet rolled out of your tongue. But that is something you don't have to worry about,  as there was sweetnes  Read More...
Published on Apr 27,2020 10:51 AM
The Shine
By Vivek Sehgal in Poetry | Reads: 264 | Likes: 4
The lamps that flicker in the brothel, Aren't less holier than those in temple, To thee they offer pious prayers, At whose feet the world is free from prejudices, The stars that shine in the sky, Might not illuminate the deceptive ground, But the sheen they lend to the sky, Isn't less auspicious tha  Read More...
Published on Apr 7,2020 10:24 PM
FAITH
By Ananya Malhotra in General Literary | Reads: 240 | Likes: 4
"How did you keep your calm when everybody around was panicking? ", Tanya was asked by an elderly man as they were getting down the ship that had just touched the shore. The last few hours had been really dreadful for everybody aboard ship Vikram. The journey that started from Mumbai was very calm a  Read More...
Published on Jun 14,2020 10:34 PM
Dust to dust
By Fatima Amin in Poetry | Reads: 225 | Likes: 4
From the street she came a bitzer, quite untame. Ebony ears like the devil's horn, adorn her head; her soul a brownish red. Wild was she, alone and free until one day she was loved by me. And so her fate was set, for thirteen years a family pet. But fate was cruel,and order unkind my beloved one was  Read More...
Published on Jun 10,2020 01:42 PM
'I am a Stray Dog!'
By Vandana in General Literary | Reads: 218 | Likes: 4
I am a stray dog. I don't know who gave me this name but everyone in 'Tribhuvan Colony' calls me 'Kaalu'. I am a skinny black mongrel. I have soft and shiny fur except for my burnt back. This happened when a drunken man tried to put my tail on fire. I managed to bite him before running for my life.   Read More...
Published on May 26,2020 11:22 PM
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