Love and the War
By Eswar Tavva in True Story | Reads: 1,217 | Likes: 1
LOVE AND THE WAR I was a young lieutenant in the Indian army when I got posted in the North-Eastern part of India. The topography of this region is mountainous and densely covered with forests. Militant organisations were very active in the area I got posted at and most of the villages were militant  Read More...
Published on Apr 7,2020 10:05 AM
I DIDN'T KILL MYSELF
By Anchal Rajawat in Thriller | Reads: 1,205 | Likes: 1
Just a minute ago I was standing on the edge of my terrace. I could feel the scorching sunn under my bare feet. Must have been a hot summer day. The last time I went out it was spring, flowers blooming everywhere. Had I actually lost so much time in my den of 10 by 10? Must be because of pills. My h  Read More...
Published on Apr 20,2020 06:57 PM
A Bookoholics world
By hiya shah in General Literary | Reads: 1,193 | Likes: 1
I squeezed myself on the chair, adjacent to his. Penning a few words as he poured his desires out. We were a foot afar yet his mouthed tales slide me miles beyond. It may seem queer but a struggling writer in the age of technology would still travel for an hour in the ever crowded metro's just to ca  Read More...
Published on Apr 13,2020 01:54 AM
Creativity
By Preeti Agrawal in Poetry | Reads: 1,188 | Likes: 1
Creativity Paying attention explodes creativity.  Involving tension extracts longevity Creation is playing, why not you No tricking with life, the source is you Whatever your choice, you create Just a little more if you initiate Before we sink, let's make a better world Challenge your spontanei  Read More...
Published on May 17,2020 04:01 PM
Those were the days!
By Harita in Poetry | Reads: 1,158 | 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
Ample Land
By Anshuk Attri in Poetry | Reads: 1,145 | Likes: 1
The clamour at night wakes me up,when I am amidst beautiful dreams,I find myself growing indifferent,when I hear distant cries and screams. The rising sun and the chirping birds,these things they do not start my day,It begins, believe me you when I confess,with the news of someone passing away. This  Read More...
Published on Apr 8,2020 07:37 PM
Unapologetically resilient
By kavazhimomi in Poetry | Reads: 1,129 | Likes: 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  Read More...
Published on Mar 29,2020 07:33 PM
The Mango Tree
By sreekanth in Poetry | Reads: 1,111 | Likes: 1
Fed delicacies, made me feel at home, Pampered me, loved me like my mom To be in her lap anytime I was welcome Unconditional love, she perfect epitome Speak not, conveyed a lot her silence I quietly looked on the act of violence Mercilessly cut down prevail no sense Need space for our brand new res  Read More...
Published on Apr 7,2020 10:46 AM
Him
By Aditi Banerjee in Romance | Reads: 1,111 | Likes: 1
"Do you have a coin?"  I looked to my left and stared at the boy, confused. I couldn't help but notice the decreased distance between us. He must have moved closer while I was busy looking at the lake, thinking about everything and nothing. "Yeah, sure." I said, realising I was mute for too lon  Read More...
Published on Apr 30,2020 07:01 PM
Earth Speaks
By Nishtha in Poetry | Reads: 1,083 | Likes: 1
Earth decided to sing and laugh, and asked, "why shouldn't you?"For a moment, take the flight of a bird and float in midair.Who knows, said Earth, "you will grow invisible wings to fly as well." Earth decided to breathe and release, and asked, "why shouldn't you?"For a moment, take a deeep gulp of a  Read More...
Published on May 17,2020 12:57 PM
A Good Bargain
By Sunanda Bhowmick in Romance | Reads: 1,069 | Likes: 1
 It was late evening and the little drizzle had softened the otherwise screeching heat that Kolkata brings this season. It was windy as usual. A quite pleasant surrounding that comes with the Rain and Wind. I was returning home after getting vegetables n essentials from the local market. Some   Read More...
Published on Apr 4,2020 11:47 PM
Should I wait to form an opinion ?
By Kunal Deore in Poetry | Reads: 1,062 | Likes: 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  Read More...
Published on Apr 22,2020 10:49 AM
Prison, Love, Escape and a Sacrifice
By Eswar Tavva in General Literary | Reads: 1,047 | Likes: 1
PRISON, LOVE, ESCAPE AND A SACRIFICE At the time when Indians were rebelling against foreign rule, the Britishers had to find a place to deport prisoners. A place where no one could easily reach and those who reached could not escape. This deporting was known as "Kaala Pani” which means "Black  Read More...
Published on Apr 6,2020 10:25 AM
Cuckoo's Nest
By Josily Achamma Mathew in Fantasy | Reads: 1,043 | Likes: 1
One day the cuckoo decided to start his own family with his only girlfriend miss cookie. But little did he know that it was going to be such a big tragedy. Seeing all the other birds having eggs and nests he fantasized of one of his own. He decided the deepest desire to his parents, and on an autumn  Read More...
Published on Apr 24,2020 09:05 PM
THE PAINTING
By Pranav Agarwal in General Literary | Reads: 1,037 | Likes: 1
Once upon a time in Cawnpore, there was a king named Ashwadeep Singh who was very kind and intelligent but was handicap. He was uniped and amblyoped from his left because of a paralysis attack. A very fine day, he was walking through a passage in his palace and saw paintings of his ancestors "I shou  Read More...
Published on May 11,2020 02:08 PM