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Short Stories

Short Story

Bullseye!

This short story won the second position in an annual writing event organised by Wordweavers.   Dreamers are losers…darn! I hate dreams. Act fast, act…
Short Story

A Jasmine Trail

This piece was published in the art and lit e-mag The Chakkar in November, 2023. Simran averted her eyes from the single line staring back…
Short Story

When Death Whispered Hope

The familiar swish of paper floats in from the adjoining room and I look up from my laptop. A half-smile irons out the furrows of…
Short Story
Song of the River
Short Story
When the Woods Wailed
Short Story
A Relic by the Sea
Short Story
A Dawn of Hope
Short Story
The Colour of Hunger
Co-authored Anthology
The Girl in the Red Dress

Poetry

Poetry

The Legacy of Longing

{This was my entry for PenMuse-46 conducted by Penmancy in November, 2022, which fetched me the Second Position.}   The diaphanous sheets susurrate against the…
Poetry

A Little More in Love

This poem was a part of the Valentine's series published on ArtoonsInn Poetry Parlour in February, 2024.   We made fancy wishes on the downy…
Poetry

Paradise Lost

Old albums, sepia photographs, I see When the world looked young and the joys were fresh Locked within these lonely confines, how do I flee?…
Poetry
A Palette of Pride
Poetry
I Drank with the Moon
Poetry
I Am
Poetry
I am NAARI
Poetry
Silent Noise
Poetry
The Intrepid One

Flash Fiction

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…
Flash Fiction

Highway to Happiness

BTB Monthly Challenge - June, 2023   ‘All of eighteen and not yet married?’ ‘Joining college? To study with those city slickers?’ ‘You’re making a…
Flash Fiction

The Dawn of Freedom

Written for ArtoonsInn  for a 250-word Flash Fiction prompt (August, 2024) - Write a story that happens in your MC's life on 14 and 15…
Flash Fiction
The Permanence of Change
Co-authored Anthology
The Ride
Flash Fiction
A Sticky Ride
Flash Fiction
Amaranthine Love
Flash Fiction
The Chase
Co-authored Anthology
Neighbourly Tales

Book Reviews

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

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 – 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 – MAYDAY! by Beetashok Chatterjee
Book Review
Xanadu – Three Souls Searching for their Paradise, by Harshita Nanda
Book Review
The People Tree by Beetashok Chatterjee
Book Review
Beneath Divided Skies – A Riveting Read
Book Review
The Mussoorie Murders – Book Review
Book Review
Eclectic Emotions by Debashree Basak

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