Bikini and Me
By Archana Natarajan in True Story | Reads: 276 | Likes: 0
12th October, Goa: “So, you sell only bikinis?” a young teenaged customer asked me in an excited tone. I smiled back warmly at her, nodding my head. The girl seemed overjoyed and amazed looking at all the contents that filled every corner of my little shop. “You ask for a  Read More...
Published on May 17,2020 10:29 PM
Amnesia
By Dips in Humour & Comedy | Reads: 273 | Likes: 0
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 07:12 AM
The Art of Kintsugi
By Sahitya in Poetry | Reads: 272 | Likes: 0
I once read somewhere About Kintsugi The art of repairing broken objects with gold, Every single piece of the object After being mended Was considered beautiful And got a higher value to be sold. Is it the same way With our hearts? Our heart which has gone through A million waves of emotion, Our he  Read More...
Published on May 14,2020 12:59 AM
Crossroads
By Shreyosi in Romance | Reads: 271 | Likes: 0
  Indolent afternoons, I snuggle up on my favorite bean bag at the Crossword. Smelling my newly bought novel, I fondly go through the excerpt, when suddenly a purple ford on the road catches my attention. And I look outside the window, longer than usual, almost in anticipati  Read More...
Published on Apr 10,2020 09:19 PM
One last time
By Sreeju B in General Literary | Reads: 271 | Likes: 0
The sun kissed her delightedly as she paced her steps onto the green lawn tying up a bundle of grey hair. Her weary eyelids clearly indicated the sleepless nights she had been going through recently. As always, she took hold of the newspaper but the regular reading through it didn’t happen, in  Read More...
Published on Apr 12,2020 06:46 PM
Seven Steps apart
By Akshita in General Literary | Reads: 271 | Likes: 0
"Are you mad?" someone shouted, while a hand grabbed me by my waist as I was climbing onto the railing of the bridge.  "Yes," I shouted back "Now get away from me" as I pushed away his weight which was pinning me down.  "Think about your family, your friends, and everyone around you." Hi  Read More...
Published on May 17,2020 10:33 PM
The last call
By P Sarma in General Literary | Reads: 271 | Likes: 0
A sudden call in the evening, as we were sipping tea together like any other day where my father would be sharing his childhood memories, mother would be smiling hearing them and me along with my brother would join too. The last time I saw my mother was before she left for the hospital. It was just   Read More...
Published on Mar 28,2020 06:51 PM
Promise
By Shaivi in Supernatural | Reads: 270 | Likes: 0
  “Hey honey, I’m home” he said in his regular tone as he locked away the door. He was late. He promised Nina to be home early today for her birthday. He knew she would be furious, his daughter. And he also knew she would not have cut her cake without him. He saw his wife, Car  Read More...
Published on May 13,2020 08:19 PM
Over my dead body
By i.chaki in Horror | Reads: 269 | Likes: 0
I cruised along the road, music blasting and headlights tearing through the darkness. Silhouettes of trees on either side bent over like an arch – completing my solitude. I let out a puff of smoke and scattered the ashes out through the window. Let the night eat it up. I could light this worth  Read More...
Published on Apr 26,2020 08:54 PM
The New Mango Story!
By Udaya Kathiravan in General Literary | Reads: 268 | Likes: 0
Most of Indian/south Indian kids have heard the mango story from Shiva’s family. This new version of the story explores a different line of thread in current era of critical thinking. Good old friend of Shiva’s family, Mr. Naradhar was very much bored with his routine and wanted to visit  Read More...
Published on Apr 4,2020 06:02 PM
Between the fingers
By Siddharth Mehrotra in Romance | Reads: 267 | Likes: 0
Between the fingers ❤️ After a long time, leaving all the work behind, he came to see me but the time we had in our hand was too little to share thousands of memories. We spent hours just talking and little by little I found myself falling for him again.  He removed the clips from my hair a  Read More...
Published on May 25,2020 10:10 AM
The Lift
By Arinjay Ghosh in Romance | Reads: 267 | Likes: 0
    Anubhav was just about to get in his car, when he heard a girl calling him. In the midst of the torrential rain and not much light source nearby, he was puzzled at first. After hearing the voice for the third time, he looked around, searching for its source. And within moments, he coul  Read More...
Published on Apr 26,2020 10:23 AM
Breakup and mystery
By Shalein Sharma in Romance | Reads: 267 | Likes: 0
I still cannot believe it ended. It feels like yesterday that we saw each other for the first time. "Come with me, I'll show you to your class. 8th B!" The principal said. As we walked towards the class, I saw you from a distance. You looked down as you stood outside the 8th B class. "Arvind dear, I  Read More...
Published on Apr 1,2020 02:09 AM
I CAN, SIR !
By Rohit Narain in True Story | Reads: 266 | Likes: 0
Dr Pradeep arrived at eight in the morning and asked if I really wanted to go. I nodded. The reports weren’t satisfactory, he said. I offered to return after the exam, to which he smiled and then left. My discharge was prepared – the nurse came and removed the central line, gave stitches  Read More...
Published on Apr 17,2020 11:34 PM
My Diary of 1971 - Living thru War-Sunday is Special!
By Ratna Pande in True Story | Reads: 263 | Likes: 0
Day 4: Sunday morning is always special. We usually have a South Indian meal for lunch and chicken curry for dinner and I like both. The ladies in the colony learnt to make authentic South Indian dishes, courtesy Mrs Uma Ramaswamy. Uma aunty is the loving mom of my friend and our neighbour who has p  Read More...
Published on Apr 12,2020 11:14 AM
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