Love Marriage Arranged Marriage
By Joy R Bhamre in Romance | Reads: 1,189 | Likes: 1
  It was a long time ago. Perhaps not really that long a time that I could tell you I was this carefree college girl in jeans or the junior college girl in the teensy miniskirt. I was really neither of those girls. I was the girl who believed in convention or rather believed that if I did step   Read More...
Published on Apr 28,2020 06:32 PM
My native, magic to be felt by senses.
By Mugdha Gujar in General Literary | Reads: 1,169 | Likes: 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  Read More...
Published on May 24,2020 04:16 PM
Nothing good ever happened after 2AM
By Vikalp Joshi in Romance | Reads: 1,150 | Likes: 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  Read More...
Published on Mar 22,2020 06:58 PM
OMG! I JUST QUIT MY GOVERNMENT JOB!
By M. T. Kharawala in Humour & Comedy | Reads: 1,082 | Likes: 1
OMG!!! I JUST QUIT MY ‘GOVERNMENT’ JOB!!   So, what’s the great deal? One may ask. Who cares…..someone will comment. Dude, people quit jobs every day…..anyone else might say……Government job sucks…..could be the parting blow!  Well,   Read More...
Published on Apr 23,2020 05:35 PM
The Ring of Siraj
By Abhishek Goswami in Thriller | Reads: 1,012 | Likes: 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   Read More...
Published on Apr 16,2020 08:06 PM
Happy Waiting
By The Poet in Poetry | Reads: 965 | Likes: 1
Do the birds sing? Does the moon have light? Do angels have wings? The poet came along, He made us believe in it.   So why don’t you wait too? Let the poet come along and say, Yes, Soulmate’s exist too.   Until then, Happy waiting!!  Read More...
Published on Apr 11,2020 07:00 PM
Conversation between two souls
By kumaresh in Romance | Reads: 921 | Likes: 1
"It rained, not on earth but on my heart" he fumbled his thoughts to capture nice lines for her. She was wearing a deep blue saree that day all he could see is "She incarnated herself as the mother nature". He spelled out the words carefully that day to stamp her with his beautiful words. "What in t  Read More...
Published on Apr 28,2020 10:22 PM
The Great Monsoon
By Abhishek Mohan in Romance | Reads: 847 | Likes: 1
Anjali : The sky was black. The weather forecasted heavy rain today and for once their forecast became true. We got on the first bus. Sruthi and I took seats on the front.  “ You didn't have to behave like that.” Sruthi said. “ Like what.”  “ You hate Charlie,  Read More...
Published on Mar 31,2020 07:59 PM
Radha, the woman labourer
By Mousumi Biswas in Poetry | Reads: 810 | Likes: 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  Read More...
Published on Jun 7,2020 10:42 PM
The Rat Catcher’s Black Stone
By Durga Priyadarshini R in Thriller | Reads: 808 | Likes: 1
As the great bell chimed quarter to 9, I heaved a sigh of relief. Today was indeed tiring at Crunock’s Bakery, where we got hold of 24 live rats in less than four hours and it was Terry’s turn to dump the rats near river thames. So I quickly washed my hands, split the 2 shillings we earn  Read More...
Published on May 26,2020 05:14 AM
Tomorrow
By Sriteja in Poetry | Reads: 803 | Likes: 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  Read More...
Published on Apr 26,2020 08:35 PM
Those were the days!
By Harita in Poetry | Reads: 785 | Likes: 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   Read More...
Published on Apr 5,2020 04:31 PM
Poor, poor - Alia!
By Priyan R Naik in Crime | Reads: 782 | Likes: 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   Read More...
Published on Apr 27,2020 07:49 PM
Never Again - A Sonnet
By Sowmya Sri Rathnakumar in Poetry | Reads: 763 | Likes: 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  Read More...
Published on Apr 10,2020 06:58 AM
The never ending wait
By aarthy in Romance | Reads: 734 | Likes: 1
My husband was yelling at joy looking the notification for receiving the images from Nithya, our only daughter. Those images  are of recent shoot of my daughter and son-in-law. I missed to mention that in all the images my daughter had a huge ball like belly.Nithya is 8 months pregnant while we  Read More...
Published on Jun 13,2020 10:12 AM