Smell of the rain
By Shreya in General Literary | Reads: 453 | Likes: 1
As the trees peered through the window, its leaves gleaming and dancing in turns, descending last of the droplets, the scent of the rain slowly lurked its way in the room. His head hung beneath his bed, his arm swaying playfully, Rohan looked up. Transfixed by the fragrance, the steely sky outside a  Read More...
Published on May 24,2020 03:18 PM
Yearbook 1972
By Saugata Chakraborty in General Literary | Reads: 445 | Likes: 1
Ashima decided on a whim, as the Shatabdi started slowing down before entering Dehradun that during her stay at Mussoorie, she was not going to bond with Ruskin. Maybe with James, but not with Ruskin. Whims these days, have become quite the norm for her. Vivian, her Manager at the Tamarind Reef Res  Read More...
Published on Apr 18,2020 10:28 PM
Love and the War
By Eswar Tavva in True Story | Reads: 439 | 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
My Heart Out
By Prabindh Sundareson in Romance | Reads: 436 | Likes: 1
The dream came again. "He was standing on the shore in the dusk. All alone as the familiar wave came forward, wrapping itself around him. As the salty wave retreated, he could see it carrying away his heart. Surprisingly he felt no pain, no feelings, as he watched the sun going down in the horizon.  Read More...
Published on Apr 22,2020 08:26 PM
Broken
By sukhmani anand in General Literary | Reads: 433 | Likes: 1
  HE SAT ON THE WINDOW LEDGE, IN A SHADED CORNER OF HIS ROOM, TRYING TO THINK OF SOMEWAY HE COULD REDEEM HIMSELF IN HER EYES. Days and nights had passed; he could not make peace with himself. There was a storm howling outside the window that had uprooted trees and displace tiny l  Read More...
Published on Apr 21,2020 11:28 PM
They don't know
By Mousumi Biswas in Poetry | Reads: 431 | Likes: 1
My entry for the 3rd phase of the contest THEY DON'T  KNOW    ?  Where will their feet take them? Where will the wheels carry them ? Waiting for the trains at the station,  Thinking about their unknown destinations. When will   they go ? They don't know.  The  Read More...
Published on Jun 13,2020 09:38 PM
Life of a girl
By vaishnavi mahajan in Poetry | Reads: 415 | Likes: 1
*Yes, I am a girl and I am proud of it I will raise my voice when something is wrong as I am not here to quietly sit *People tend to suppress me by laying their opinions upon me I am my own person so let me what I want to be  *Why am I not allowed to do what I want And if I object, what I get a  Read More...
Published on May 1,2020 10:31 AM
Petrichor
By litty anto in True Story | Reads: 414 | Likes: 1
27th March 2018 remains a date that’s well saved. Well, that’s a day that would stay etched in my professional experience.That’s a day which is both sweet and sour and ofcourse those feelings can be termed petrichor – the smell of mud and first rain ! A teacher is like a  Read More...
Published on Apr 10,2020 11:39 PM
Pride or poverty
By litty anto in True Story | Reads: 405 | Likes: 1
I had been to Mumbai a few days back and though the stay was a short one,the journey did teach me a lot. It was an assignment from school and hence I was accompanied by a few students too.I must say it was easy for me to help students understand the phrase ‘ haves and have-nots’ in pract  Read More...
Published on Apr 10,2020 11:42 PM
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
By Saba Fatima in Poetry | Reads: 396 | Likes: 1
Shhhh! Don’t step out of the closet,   For people around you may have another mind-set,   Hundreds like you have hung themselves by the rope,   Look outside this tent, do you see any hope?       Perhaps in the cities, you could walk with pride,   Carrying the  Read More...
Published on Apr 8,2020 06:08 AM
Amnesia
By Dips in Humour & Comedy | Reads: 396 | Likes: 1
It was a busy bustling day at the market, my eyes were not window shopping but looking for my dear husband.. It started to drizzle a little and I started to get a little anxious as I couldn't find the person I was looking for . As people started deserting the streets and taking shelter because by t  Read More...
Published on Jun 2,2020 07:03 AM
Him
By Aditi Banerjee in Romance | Reads: 395 | 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
In the times of Corona
By Shefali Bhardwaj in General Literary | Reads: 392 | Likes: 1
The dense gloomy clouds of Corona have wrapped every part of the globe, scattering its aura of horror. And until we wait for the clouds to clear and the spring to blossom and touch our lives again, we must look for the silver lining. We must introspect for positivism around us and try to minimize th  Read More...
Published on Apr 4,2020 08:55 AM
The Earring
By Adarsh Pradeep in True Story | Reads: 392 | Likes: 1
“I am sure that I heard the sound of it when it hit the floor”, I said to my roommates as I frantically dug myself beneath the bed. “It should be here somewhere. Where else would it go”, said Shwetha, looking below the study table. It was December, Christmas holidays were beg  Read More...
Published on Apr 28,2020 07:16 PM
Train No. 12963
By Vatsa Dave in Romance | Reads: 389 | Likes: 1
Train No.12963 He quickly ran down athe uneven stairs without any thought of falling off because he knew it was quite late. Just as he arrived, came a loud and disturbed noise from the speaker up top at the middle of the platform which never bothered the "couch- potatoes" with their chit chats while  Read More...
Published on Apr 10,2020 01:59 PM
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