Short Stories

Short Story

A Universe Less Equal

It’s April – Ma would have loved it here now. Sitting in my modest balcony, I get a stunning view of the majestic Dhauladhar ranges,…
Short Story

The Caprice of Colour

This is an excerpt from my short story, The Caprice of Colour, published in the TMYS Review of March, 2023. The journal is available on…
Short Story

Matters of the Heart

“Didi, your tea is getting cold…the weather is turning nippy here,” Sunaina gently nudged Hemlata out of her reverie. “Yes Nain, I’m just having it,”…
Short Story
The Solo Voice of Courage
Short Story
The Bliss of Solitude
Short Story
A Dawn of Hope
Short Story
A Rainbow Love
Short Story
The Loom of Life and a Half-Woven Dream
Short Story
The Forests Whisper a Secret

Poetry

Poetry

An Amaranthine Alliance

(This is an example of List Poetry – an inventory of people, places, things or ideas, organised in a special way. It bagged a place…
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
I Drank with the Moon
Poetry
When Tangerine Met Teal     
Poetry
Stifled No More
Poetry
Philia Forever
Poetry
Paradise Lost
Poetry
A Palette of Pride

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

A Sticky Ride

The crowded bus trundled along, teeming with fatigued, home-bound passengers. A young lady shuffled uneasily, supporting herself with a walking stick. She looked clearly piqued…
Flash Fiction

The Last Tango

The late afternoon sun gleamed on the Californian highlands, lighting up the horizon in rainbow flames. 13-year-old Ryan came out into their almond orchard, book…
Flash Fiction
The Permanence of Change
Flash Fiction
The Sacred Sinner
Flash Fiction
And the Stars Shone
Flash Fiction
A Match Sui Generis
Flash Fiction
Of Pearly Pinks and Glorious Gold
Flash Fiction
Embers of Hope…Flames of Happiness

Book Reviews

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

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

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
Saudade by Debarati Sen – Book Review
Book Review
Eclectic Emotions by Debashree Basak
Book Review
Xanadu – Three Souls Searching for their Paradise, by Harshita Nanda
Book Review
The People Tree by Beetashok Chatterjee
Book Review
Myriad of Dreams by Nisha Tandon
Book Review
Stars from the Borderless Sea

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