Sweet Lavenders
By shireen ahsan in Romance | Reads: 734 | Likes: 0
Maira was always neck deep in work. To quote her cousin Tanya “ Maira you never have time for me. When are you coming to visit me” Tanya was a designer in Paris . Always dressing the models for fashion shows . Maira was busy in Nice , running a spa with her two friends . When Maira had b  Read More...
Published on Jun 9,2020 10:08 PM
Hope amidst hard times
By Thamar in Poetry | Reads: 733 | Likes: 0
Hope amidst hard times Gabriel Delvis Roy               I published my first venture in literature, a collection of poems, “When Two Worlds Collide: Reality and Myth” in 2018 by Notion Press. Some of my readers suggested that I   Read More...
Published on Apr 14,2020 07:59 AM
The Last Petals
By Pralay Panda in Romance | Reads: 733 | Likes: 0
THE LAST PETALS Old age was peeping through my window, dry leaves were reigning happily. The little maid came to my door and asked, " O , friend, how do I know my heart ?"She used to talk to me at dusk after her school was over .I found in the  garden that a rose somehow survived herself amdis  Read More...
Published on Jun 3,2020 02:34 PM
Parents
By Erum in Poetry | Reads: 732 | Likes: 0
Under the deep-rooted tree,  Where people find themselves free Memories and flashbacks, Where tears is the hold up of every throwback. That's life...  and now I recall my genius Father's words..  Neither your kith nor kin, It's only the Lord and your Parents who will help you to cli  Read More...
Published on Apr 1,2020 10:58 PM
Not even as stars
By Samiyah in Poetry | Reads: 732 | Likes: 0
NOT EVEN AS STARS..  I am leaving behind my broken wings, That held me never high despite being there. I'm leaving behind my rusted ring, That gave me no feels despite being there. Did my life went on the same way?  When I pleaded you to stay.  Shame! You didn't even try,  Now w  Read More...
Published on May 16,2020 08:16 PM
The Rising Sun
By Purnendu Ghosh in General Literary | Reads: 731 | Likes: 0
The Rising Sun   My grandparents shifted from Ichapur to Kanpur when they were in their thirties. The reason for this relocation was my grandfather’s transfer to the ordnance factory. My father was born and grew up at Kanpur. I am told Baba was among the brightest students in his school  Read More...
Published on May 15,2020 06:38 PM
A Rainy Night in Kolkata.
By Pratyush Padihary in Thriller | Reads: 730 | Likes: 0
Ballygunge constitutes the entirety of South Calcutta to be approx. The face of the old dilapidated buildings from the times of the British Raj, today seem to  be wearing a drapery of heavy exhaustion in lieu of the witness they have borne for decades now. Banners keep screaming about the build  Read More...
Published on Apr 5,2020 02:06 PM
A TALE OF QUARANTINE AT THE JOSHI'S - PART 1
By Apoorva Joshi in Humour & Comedy | Reads: 729 | Likes: 0
This tale talks about the life of 4 individuals brought together by God as family, but brought together under one roof at the same time after many years by the virtue of the ongoing coronavirus! The characters of this Shakespearean tale are ---Dad Joshi – the loud oneDaughter Joshi &  Read More...
Published on May 25,2020 04:14 PM
God
By Ayan Chakraborty in Poetry | Reads: 729 | Likes: 0
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Published on May 31,2020 12:52 AM
Amma
By Joshua in Humour & Comedy | Reads: 729 | Likes: 0
Handsome or what I am now it never mattered for you, Even if I had been uglier nothing was gonna change You know me better, better than what I know about myself. You are the only female dance partner I have. We have debates everyday, At the end I know amma you are always right. I can't bear seeing y  Read More...
Published on Jun 9,2020 01:08 PM
Are you happy? Are you human?
By Sanil Yadav in General Literary | Reads: 728 | Likes: 0
One of the greatest American authors once said….“No human being can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality.” - Shirley JacksonFor me, personally, the above quote makes a lot of sense and gives a new perspective to view life.The first question that c  Read More...
Published on May 10,2020 12:31 AM
Saying goodbye to glossophobia!
By Vikas Prakash Joshi in True Story | Reads: 727 | Likes: 0
Public speaking is seen as something that is feared by most people. Well, I can't say about most people, but I personally was never worried per se about speaking in public. I was absolutely, positively, PETRIFIED by the prospect of public speaking! From childhood, few things would fill me with more   Read More...
Published on Mar 31,2020 11:07 PM
The Wishing Star
By Rajalakshmi Azariah in Poetry | Reads: 727 | Likes: 0
The greys of the late evening Shone upon the misty grass Clouds hovering around Ready to break any time. He smiled as he was enveloped In the warmth of the clouds Beholding the serene mountains, The heart savouring the stillness. Reflections galore, in the whispering night, If only I had a wishing  Read More...
Published on May 10,2020 02:48 AM
Demon and Guardian
By Ayesha Majumdar in Poetry | Reads: 726 | Likes: 0
I sang a lullaby, a lullaby made of dreams; To calm the demon, that within me screamed. It was my pet, incorrigible and untamed. Kill it, I said to myself, it could'nt be trained. My heart had shrunk and so had my soul, To possess my body was it's only goal. It was now my turn, to roll the wretched   Read More...
Published on Jun 4,2020 11:29 AM
A love letter to sleep
By Yashika in General Literary | Reads: 724 | Likes: 0
Dear Sleep,                Let me just get this straight. I am head over heels in love with you. The relationship I share with you is beyond the confines of oridinary human thought. The moment you pull me in, rationality ceases to exist. All I know is that you  Read More...
Published on Apr 29,2020 09:27 PM
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