The Glimmering Nights
By Sameeha Mohammed in Poetry | Reads: 467 | Likes: 0
After all the glimmering nightsAfter all the giggles and cuddlesAfter all, the bright and right things the day had to offer A strange feeling would culminateAnd then everything seemed wrongThe glimmer would perish too soonThe giggles would turn to sobsThe bright and right things were then:Only of th  Read More...
Published on May 6,2020 02:08 PM
Not on Talking Terms
By Suvankar Ghosh Roy Chowdhury in True Story | Reads: 460 | Likes: 0
My neighbour Mr. Atul Patwari and I are not on talking terms, and I don’t know why. It so happens that I do not feel like talking to him, and I sense it strongly that he too feels the same. For over 17 years, we are seeing one another day in and day out while going out, or coming back, or stan  Read More...
Published on Apr 2,2020 08:58 AM
The Lift
By Arinjay Ghosh in Romance | Reads: 458 | 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
Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da, Life Goes On
By R Chandrasekar in General Literary | Reads: 456 | Likes: 0
This lock-down doesn’t make much difference for septuagenarians like us. The major inconvenience we face may be the closed parks and trails where we used to enjoy our morning walks. Some of us, living in independent houses, are lucky to have an open terrace or a sizeable backyard for our walks  Read More...
Published on Apr 4,2020 11:22 AM
The tomorrow that never came
By Waving Flag in True Story | Reads: 456 | Likes: 0
Heart cried out to express the feelings. But the brain stood bold as usual, forcing the soul to lock down emotions and forcing the body to wear a mask. Was tired being someone else in front of her. Always said to self that you're gonna tell her tomorrow.  Little did he know about the devil in h  Read More...
Published on Apr 4,2020 07:18 PM
Cake or Crumble
By Dia Rekhi in Romance | Reads: 456 | Likes: 0
After waiting for half an hour, they finally managed to get a spot at the cafeteria that had become the talk of the town. They got a table right under the tree and settled down on the wooden benches before scanning the premises for a waiter. "Do you see anyone?" Kanika asked as she removed her Rayb  Read More...
Published on May 5,2020 02:16 AM
Of being and being
By Sanoobar in Romance | Reads: 454 | Likes: 0
“Your just not good enough. You don’t try enough, always in your comfort zone, taking things easy”, he shouted out of the phone. She couldn’t believe her ears. Was he really saying that. After spending the entire day writing word after word, reading incessantly, being glued t  Read More...
Published on Apr 23,2020 09:57 PM
Bikini and Me
By Archana Natarajan in True Story | Reads: 454 | 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
I CAN, SIR !
By Rohit Narain in True Story | Reads: 453 | 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
Same Same but Different
By Filter Koffee Chronicles in General Literary | Reads: 452 | Likes: 0
Disclaimer : This is purely a work of fiction and my imagination. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is pur  Read More...
Published on Apr 29,2020 03:29 PM
An Open Letter to Indian Society
By Bushra in General Literary | Reads: 451 | Likes: 0
When you read this, you will say, “Girls with a long tongue are the reason why rape happens. They deserve it.” It’ll just add to your explanations of why rape is okay. But I’m done. I’ve heard enough from you. You ask, “Why the boy is held responsible?” Wel  Read More...
Published on Apr 11,2020 07:00 PM
A child's cry
By Aleena in General Literary | Reads: 447 | Likes: 0
"Amma. I'm hungry." Watching her little boy cry for food was not something Ragini ever wanted to see. He was merely four years old. How could she make him understand that they were basically stuck in the apartment? That his father had gone out looking for food three days back but never returned. Tha  Read More...
Published on Apr 3,2020 09:17 PM
Silent Nights
By Manaal Babu Adam in Poetry | Reads: 446 | Likes: 0
Hushed by the hoot of an owl, She sat gripping the hem of her skirt,  Wary of his footsteps, up and down,  Until the delicate lining hurt,  In their twentieth autumn daze,  Her words void of her say,  She picked up her broken pieces,  And spilled them on the fire ablaz  Read More...
Published on May 5,2020 03:24 PM
Drum beats
By Monita Priyadarshini in General Literary | Reads: 444 | Likes: 0
It was a new morning when she woke up, yet different from everyday since her birth. She was hearing drum beats, which was quite unusual. She began remembering her sister's marriage. No decorations, no sweets, only some drums beats and cries. "Why today?" , she thought. As she walked through the doo  Read More...
Published on Apr 30,2020 06:31 PM
The Cunning Masquerade
By Akul Anandur in Poetry | Reads: 444 | Likes: 0
The grin from her lips, she tries to end it all-Wombing the grief in her eyes, that’s ever unseen. Masquerades are always misleading,Covering that needs to be Exposed,And Uncovering that’s existent unnecessarily.Are these what we created?Or these what we’ve been bestowed? Nature&rs  Read More...
Published on May 3,2020 04:45 PM
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