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Short Stories

Short Story

The Solo Voice of Courage

The burnt gold swan sitting on the mantelpiece, gleamed in the bright sun rays streaming inside the spacious living room and proudly displayed the name,…
Short Story

The Forests Whisper a Secret

This is an excerpt from my short story, The Forests Whisper a Secret, published in the TMYS Review of June, 2023. The journal is available…
Short Story

The Bliss of Solitude

“Teeya, where are you? Papa wants to talk to you,” Sandhya called out affectionately to her 25-year-old daughter. Must be cosying up in bed with…
Co-authored Anthology
A Tangled Tapestry
Short Story
Flames of Faith
Short Story
Matters of the Heart
Short Story
Amor Fati – a story of new beginnings
Short Story
When Death Whispered Hope
Short Story
A Positive Proposal

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

The List

This poem was published on the Indian Review in May, 2024.   A broken violin with splintered strings - parts of a forgotten, fractured symphony…
Poetry

Soul Craft – October Poetry Contest

Prompt: This Dusshehra, what would you like to rid your life of? My entry was adjudged a winner.   As the curtains descend on the…
Poetry
Locked Longings
Poetry
I am NAARI
Poetry
The Red Bindi
Poetry
The Intrepid One
Poetry
OUTBOUND
Poetry
I Am

Flash Fiction

Flash Fiction

Bon Appétit!

Roast beef sandwich or grilled salmon wrap? I deliberate. But, for once, I’m not worried. The bulge in my jeans pocket feels reassuring. Today, surprisingly,…
Flash Fiction

Amaranthine Love

“This will be the last time, I promise,” my voice cracks on the phone as I strive hard to convince her. “But please meet me…
Co-authored Anthology

The Ride

This was among the nine stories selected globally (and the only one from Asia) for the Wordrunner eChapbooks Micro Prose Issue of  October, 2024  …
Flash Fiction
The Sacred Sinner
Flash Fiction
To Be Or Not To Be
Flash Fiction
A Sticky Ride
Flash Fiction
The Last Tango
Flash Fiction
And the Stars Shone
Flash Fiction
Sister Act

Book Reviews

Book Review

Book Review – A Quantum Healing System by Lakshmi Ajoy

Lakshmi Ajoy's debut offering may be best described as a journey through her soul and a manual of personal healing for anybody who wishes to…
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

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
Kausalya, Queen of Hearts – Book Review
Book Review
Xanadu – Three Souls Searching for their Paradise, by Harshita Nanda
Book Review
Book Review – The Fairly Ordinary Princess by Khushboo Shah
Book Review
Stars from the Borderless Sea
Book Review
Beneath Divided Skies – A Riveting Read
Book Review
The People Tree by Beetashok Chatterjee

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