Short Stories

Short Story

A Relic by the Sea

This short story was first published on the website of Purple Pencil Project in June, 2024. https://www.purplepencilproject.com/a-relic-by-the-sea-by-urmi-chakravorty/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0RDS775sSAlA-5itqXCn0ePzoNbkwH5AOkoHa   This story was re-published in November, 2024,…
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

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
A Rainbow Love
Short Story
A Dawn of Hope
Short Story
Bullseye!
Short Story
When the Woods Wailed
Co-authored Anthology
Eclipsed and Exiled
Short Story
A Universe Less Equal

Poetry

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

The Gift of Gold

This poem was part of the Fall collection in The Wise Owl e-mag in October, 2023.   The wooded paths are a sight to behold…
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
Chasing the Rainbow
Poetry
I Am
Poetry
Paradise Lost
Poetry
I am NAARI
Poetry
Stifled No More
Poetry
Locked Longings

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…
Flash Fiction

A Rendezvous by the Sea

How can something as colourless as water create so many hues, Eliana wondered, as she scrolled through her photo gallery. Images of an ominous, grey…
Flash Fiction
A Lavender Trail
Co-authored Anthology
The Ride
Flash Fiction
Highway to Happiness
Flash Fiction
From Sign to Scar
Flash Fiction
Embers of Hope…Flames of Happiness
Flash Fiction
The Permanence of Change

Book Reviews

Book Review

Saudade by Debarati Sen – Book Review

  Book: Saudade Author: Debarati Sen Genre: Poetry Length: 46 pages, 25 poems   Debarati Sen’s second literary outing grabs the reader’s attention at the…
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

Xanadu – Three Souls Searching for their Paradise, by Harshita Nanda

A story reads best when it is fuelled by real life experiences and steered forward by vivid imagination, as Xanadu, the debut novella of Harshita…
Book Review
Myriad of Dreams by Nisha Tandon
Book Review
Beneath Divided Skies – A Riveting Read
Book Review
The Mussoorie Murders – Book Review
Book Review
Book Review – A Quantum Healing System by Lakshmi Ajoy
Book Review
Book Review – The Labyrinth of Silence
Book Review
Recipe for a Perfect Marriage by Women’s Web

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