Glimpse of the moon
By mahi in Poetry | Reads: 448 | Likes: 3
Once upon a time, The window curtains would fly, And the glimpse of the moon, Would calm my raging soul, But now I only see, The  silhouette of skyscrapers, Against the blur of the night, Rising an uneasy feeling, Of being surrounded by the unknown, The days we live in, Have left the mind, To c  Read More...
Published on May 13,2020 07:33 PM
Lost and Found
By Bhawna Tagra in Romance | Reads: 440 | Likes: 3
It was 6 a.m. The sky was reddish and the breeze was cool. However, she sweated and shivered at the same time. She opened the window to feel the air. The coolness might calm her down. She looked at her phone in her hand and pressed the play button. "I'll be reaching Delhi tonight at 8 p.m, please me  Read More...
Published on May 25,2020 05:52 PM
Brothers
By Geetha M in True Story | Reads: 434 | Likes: 3
Brothers It was 11 a.m. on a Sunday, an unusually warm day for Chennai summer. The earth was still wet from the early morning drizzle. We arrived home from shopping. The screech of the car halt must have shocked the two little cuddled bundles. They shook out of their slumber looking lost. The two li  Read More...
Published on May 17,2020 12:01 AM
The Lockdown Story
By Priyanka Godse in General Literary | Reads: 413 | Likes: 3
        "Grandma, it's storytime now. Tell us a new story today. We are bored of the same tiger monkey story every weekend." Riya told her Grandma as she lay down on her lap. Reyaansh also hurried to sit besides Riya and Grandma to listen to the story. Just then Grandpa entered a  Read More...
Published on Apr 12,2020 12:35 AM
The Lost Elephant
By Rasika in Humour & Comedy | Reads: 412 | Likes: 3
    The Lost Elephant   “How much for the banana leaves baaiyaa (brother)?” “20 rupees per leaf.” “Are you kidding me? The aunty in the previous lane is selling for 10 rupees”. “Don’t try to fool me with unreasonable prices. Tell the p  Read More...
Published on May 10,2020 05:28 PM
Cur(sed)few
By N.Sowbarnika in General Literary | Reads: 399 | Likes: 3
                         CUR(SED)FEW "Om bhur bhuvaswaha..." the door bell resonated the sanctity of that house. Six legs, two with toes and remaining four without toes, strode towards the door to open it. There stood two brisk uniform  Read More...
Published on Apr 24,2020 12:28 AM
Word of truth
By Dhriti pawar in Poetry | Reads: 385 | Likes: 3
I felt ambushed within myself, With each unsaid word killing me, I was enduring to be set free. i sat there looking through the glass walls amort, what made my expectations distort? what stopped me? walls could be imploded, words could be exploded, people laughing could be discommoded. But the de  Read More...
Published on Apr 5,2020 04:03 PM
Hiding?
By Nidhi Pandey in Poetry | Reads: 336 | Likes: 3
Hiding? And I write the tragedies, with the ink of hope They have this musty smell, I don't wanna feel ever again. And all those hopeless attempts to convert them into a piece of art. The whopping words. The rhythm of guitar chords. Always trying to cover them up. Swallowing. Devouring. To hide it a  Read More...
Published on Mar 25,2020 06:31 PM
First time wings
By fatima_j_gilani in Travel | Reads: 228 | Likes: 3
As the sun finally rose, she was starting to understand that she want to be a traveler. She was always seeking peace and travelling calms her down but it was difficult to make her parents understand this. As she sat down with her parents on a breakfast table, she mustered up the courage to talk to   Read More...
Published on Apr 11,2020 08:04 PM
1700 hrs on 22/03/2020
By Neelima Chakraborty in Poetry | Reads: 2,385 | Likes: 2
As the call of the conch shells Burns through the evening, The orange light pours in, Dissolving the listless longings In the ferocity of its blinding light, Pleading to turn its watchful gaze On the sight both spectacular and strange.  Sparring mortals converging into one, Overlapping shadows   Read More...
Published on Mar 23,2020 11:05 AM
"நிழல்"
By Ranjith in Supernatural | Reads: 1,200 | Likes: 2
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Published on Apr 5,2020 01:39 PM
What if female fetus has a voice
By rahul pasumarthy in Crime | Reads: 766 | Likes: 2
Hello world,Myself female fetus.It’s almost 6 months I’m sharing my space in my mother’s womb. Dark, silent, of course peaceful too. But does this remain same after my birth? It’s million dollar question. Which don’t have an answer for a long time? For any object which   Read More...
Published on Mar 24,2020 10:21 AM
Shop Your Own Closet
By Swagata Ghosh in General Literary | Reads: 742 | Likes: 2
We all must have applied the prefix ‘de’ a lot of times in order to construct various words in English. If I ask you to frame a word with the prefix ‘de’ the immediate word comes to our mind is a very commonly used these days ….“DECLUTTER”. The literal mean  Read More...
Published on Apr 1,2020 09:42 AM
Trapped
By Kritiika Anand in Poetry | Reads: 704 | Likes: 2
How do I live, You have tied me up Your endless expectation are weighing me down ​ What will you do with your life?, you say. All my dreams you are pushing away. ​ Is this why we live? Our soul to this rat race we give The silver lining is food on your plate,  For a morsel there is so much   Read More...
Published on Apr 10,2020 10:43 PM
Ups and downs
By abir mukherjee in Mystery | Reads: 686 | Likes: 2
A branded car came racing through the streets and halted entering the parking lot, the car parked neatly within the preordained space. Rohit stepped out of the car in his every day attire of business and walked confidently through the front door of the building the watchman gave him the usual &ldquo  Read More...
Published on Apr 12,2020 05:11 PM