Short Stories

Co-authored Anthology

The Girl in the Red Dress

My short story based in Landour, Uttarakhand, found a place in All Your Stories - a lit mag based out of Somerset, UK - and…
Co-authored Anthology

Eclipsed and Exiled

This short story was published in Rigorous, an international literary magazine.   Inspection - your most dreaded day of the month. It’s not that you…
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
Short Story
Song of the River
Short Story
When Death Whispered Hope
Co-authored Anthology
A Tangled Tapestry
Short Story
The Forests Whisper a Secret
Short Story
The Solo Voice of Courage

Poetry

Poetry

Silent Noise

The vast onyx sky, an ominous pit My soul – bleak and cheerless. I know I’ve failed but I hate to admit Searing screams, I…
Poetry

I Drank with the Moon

(Published in the May 2023 issue of Borderless Journal)    I watched the pregnant moon melt – a pearly blob in the pulp of my…
Poetry

OUTBOUND

This piece is based on the poetic form Triversen and was published as part of PenMuse-43, the monthly poetry event organised by Penmancy. It bagged the…
Poetry
A Palette of Pride
Poetry
Philia Forever
Poetry
I Am
Poetry
The Intrepid One
Poetry
When Tangerine Met Teal     
Poetry
Locked Longings

Flash Fiction

Flash Fiction

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…
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…
Flash Fiction

A Match Sui Generis

The roseate dawn tiptoes into my bedroom, heralding a new day…arguably, the most special one in my 24-year-old life. The white pigeon perches on the…
Co-authored Anthology
Neighbourly Tales
Flash Fiction
Sister Act
Flash Fiction
The Permanence of Change
Flash Fiction
And the Stars Shone
Flash Fiction
The Last Tango
Flash Fiction
A Rendezvous by the Sea

Book Reviews

Book Review

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…
Book Review

The Mussoorie Murders – Book Review

The Mussoorie Murders, Divyaroop Bhatnagar's debut novel published by Om Books International, proves to be an interesting read, particularly for readers like me who nurse…
Book Review

Book Review – The Fairly Ordinary Princess by Khushboo Shah

Book: The Fairly Ordinary Princess Author: Khushboo Shah Genre: Children’s Fantasy (works for adults, too)   Looking for a light read that’s bound to warm…
Book Review
Saudade by Debarati Sen – Book Review
Book Review
Stars from the Borderless Sea
Book Review
Book Review – MAYDAY! by Beetashok Chatterjee
Book Review
Recipe for a Perfect Marriage by Women’s Web
Book Review
The People Tree by Beetashok Chatterjee
Book Review
Eclectic Emotions by Debashree Basak

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