Short Stories

Short Story

A Dawn of Hope

Chittagong (Bengal), 1927 The charcoal chunks in the clay oven crackled and sputtered as the dying embers fought a losing battle to burn bright. The…
Short Story

The Loom of Life and a Half-Woven Dream

 Khulna (modern Bangladesh), 1949 Ulu-ulu-ulu-lu-lu. . . the shrill, rapturous cries of the women dissipated in the night air as did the smoke from the…
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…
Short Story
When Death Whispered Hope
Short Story
Flames of Faith
Short Story
The Bliss of Solitude
Short Story
Matters of the Heart
Short Story
A Crimson Dawn
Short Story
When the Woods Wailed

Poetry

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

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

Chasing the Rainbow

We shared a look, a whisper, and sparks flew! Stolen glances in the college canteen, Secret rendezvous over a hot brew, Fired our virgin hearts…
Poetry
When Tangerine Met Teal     
Poetry
Soul Craft – October Poetry Contest
Poetry
Paradise Lost
Poetry
Silent Noise
Poetry
Philia Forever
Poetry
An Amaranthine Alliance

Flash Fiction

Flash Fiction

And the Stars Shone

“Vivek! When will you transfer last week’s pictures to me…I wanna post them tonight!” Varsha shouted out to her husband who was in the shower.…
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

Embers of Hope…Flames of Happiness

Featured  in the anthology REBIRTH, published by The Impishlass Publication house It was the last day of our all-girls’ trip to Ladakh. The past one…
Flash Fiction
Of Pearly Pinks and Glorious Gold
Flash Fiction
The Sacred Sinner
Flash Fiction
Sister Act
Flash Fiction
A Match Sui Generis
Flash Fiction
The Last Tango
Flash Fiction
The Permanence of Change

Book Reviews

Book Review

The People Tree by Beetashok Chatterjee

When a widely travelled person with a wealth of experience behind him, chooses to wield the pen, the result is an engaging collection of fourteen…
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

Recipe for a Perfect Marriage by Women’s Web

Recipe for a Perfect marriage, the recently published annual offering of Women’s Web, is an anthology of 25 stellar short stories curated carefully from a…
Book Review
Eclectic Emotions by Debashree Basak
Book Review
Stars from the Borderless Sea
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
Saudade by Debarati Sen – Book Review

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