Short Stories
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…
Flames of Faith
19 June 1968, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) Please Maa, Rajendra is an honest man…meet him once, at least! Pitaji, please don’t finalise my wedding elsewhere,…
Poetry
Locked Longings
This poem was published in The Wise Owl litmag in December, 2024. The chipped raw wood door to my heart lies bolted with a…
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…
Flash Fiction
To Be Or Not To Be
Jayden’s head hurt mildly as he scrunched his eyes. The sun was blazing, but he savoured the warmth on his skin. He shuddered as he…
A Scarlet Saga
You look at his eyes – lovely, brown orbs - now fixated, unseeing, bulging out of their sockets. You crouch on the floor next to…
Book Reviews
Myriad of Dreams by Nisha Tandon
When one’s deep-seated emotions skim to the surface and find a voice, the result is a soul-stirring anthology of poems called Myriad of Dreams! Myriad…
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…
