Short Stories

Co-authored Anthology

When Fire Met Water

This short fiction was published in the UK-based publication FemAsia in May, 2025. It talks about the less known Dadhicha Pratha - a horrifying social…
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

A Summer Sonata

April 2004 The square envelope lay on the carved rosewood peg table, conspicuous by its stark white look, broken only by the carefully inscribed name in…
Short Story
The Caprice of Colour
Co-authored Anthology
Eclipsed and Exiled
Short Story
A Universe Less Equal
Short Story
Matters of the Heart
Short Story
The Bliss of Solitude
Short Story
When the Woods Wailed

Poetry

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

Philia Forever

As the Sun descends in leaden steps, making way for the argent orb at dusk, “Pray tarry, do not evanesce yet,” entreats the Moon, “Why…
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
I Drank with the Moon
Poetry
Stifled No More
Poetry
Soul Craft – October Poetry Contest
Poetry
The Red Bindi
Poetry
The Intrepid One
Poetry
A Little More in Love

Flash Fiction

Flash Fiction

The Sacred Sinner

It is that time of the year again. I look up - the morning sky is a brilliant sapphire, flecked with feathery, white clouds. The…
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

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
From Sign to Scar
Flash Fiction
Amaranthine Love
Flash Fiction
A Sticky Ride
Flash Fiction
A Scarlet Saga
Flash Fiction
A Rendezvous by the Sea
Flash Fiction
Of Pearly Pinks and Glorious Gold

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

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

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
Beneath Divided Skies – A Riveting Read
Book Review
Book Review – MAYDAY! by Beetashok Chatterjee
Book Review
Xanadu – Three Souls Searching for their Paradise, by Harshita Nanda
Book Review
Stars from the Borderless Sea
Book Review
The People Tree by Beetashok Chatterjee
Book Review
Kausalya, Queen of Hearts – Book Review

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