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Short Stories

Short Story

A Crimson Dawn

1536, Chittor, Mewar   The long, canopied balconies in the Rana Kumbha Palace came alive every afternoon with the pitter-patter of little feet, the euphonic tinkling…
Short Story

Amor Fati – a story of new beginnings

Kumud stashed away the clean, folded clothes in the modest steel almirah. She arranged her pillows and the duvet on the single cot exactly the…
Co-authored Anthology

The Anatomy of a Memory

This short story was published (in two parts) in The MockingOwl Roost, a US-based art and literary magazine.   14 July 2019, Meghalaya, India The…
Short Story
When the Woods Wailed
Co-authored Anthology
A Tangled Tapestry
Short Story
The Solo Voice of Courage
Short Story
The Bliss of Solitude
Short Story
The Colour of Hunger
Co-authored Anthology
Eclipsed and Exiled

Poetry

Poetry

Stifled No More

Stifled No More   Yes, I cried…swallowed my pride…but I swear I tried! Freedom denied, confidence lost, my heart turned frost. ‘Didn’t you accost him?’…
Poetry

A Little More in Love

This poem was a part of the Valentine's series published on ArtoonsInn Poetry Parlour in February, 2024.   We made fancy wishes on the downy…
Poetry

I Am

#ArtoonsInnPoetryParlour  #Poattic22   #AbstractPoetry I Am Sometimes I am Hope - Weaving roseate, virile dreams in hoary, nebulous eyes And heaving hearts, yearning for a fillip;…
Poetry
Silent Noise
Poetry
An Amaranthine Alliance
Poetry
OUTBOUND
Poetry
Locked Longings
Poetry
A Charade of Longing
Poetry
When Tangerine Met Teal     

Flash Fiction

Flash Fiction

From Sign to Scar

Written for ArtoonsInn Writers Room  in September 2024, for a 300-word Flash Fiction prompt: Write the story of a scar your character has - physical or…
Flash Fiction

Sister Act

Kaaya, the svelte, lissome 30-year old acclaimed writer, blessed with a peach-and-pink complexion and Rapunzel tresses, is the toast of Delhi’s literati. And my elder…
Flash Fiction

A Lavender Trail

This flash fiction was published in the international e-mag, The Wise Owl, in September, 2023.   You always enjoyed doing that to me, didn’t you,…
Flash Fiction
Of Pearly Pinks and Glorious Gold
Flash Fiction
A Match Sui Generis
Flash Fiction
The Dawn of Freedom
Flash Fiction
Highway to Happiness
Flash Fiction
A Scarlet Saga
Flash Fiction
Sunn Tan, with a Difference

Book Reviews

Book Review

Book Review – MAYDAY! by Beetashok Chatterjee

This review was first published in The Wise Owl literary magazine as a featured article in their special Book Review Supplement on 10 August, 2023.…
Book Review

Eclectic Emotions by Debashree Basak

Book: ECLECTIC EMOTIONS by Debashree Basak Genre: Poetry Anthology Published by Ukiyoto Publishing Having read Ms Debashree Basak earlier, I was looking forward to an…
Book Review

Stars from the Borderless Sea

Book: Stars from the Borderless Sea Author: Dr Shalini Mullick Genre: Romance Publisher: Readomania It’s the soul-stirring title and the haunting cover image that act…
Book Review
Book Review – The Fairly Ordinary Princess by Khushboo Shah
Book Review
Kausalya, Queen of Hearts – Book Review
Book Review
Recipe for a Perfect Marriage by Women’s Web
Book Review
Book Review – A Quantum Healing System by Lakshmi Ajoy
Book Review
Book Review – The Labyrinth of Silence
Book Review
Myriad of Dreams by Nisha Tandon

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