Short Stories
A Crimson Dawn
1536, Chittor, Mewar The long, canopied balconies in the Rana Kumbha Palace came alive every afternoon with the pitter-patter of little feet, the euphonic tinkling…
The Bliss of Solitude
“Teeya, where are you? Papa wants to talk to you,” Sandhya called out affectionately to her 25-year-old daughter. Must be cosying up in bed with…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Book Reviews
Kausalya, Queen of Hearts – Book Review
Title: Kausalya, Queen of Hearts Author: Vibha Sangita Krishnakumar Publisher: Readomania Length: 288 pages Genre: Mythological Re-telling Kausalya, Queen of Hearts - Vibha Sangita Krishnakumar’s…
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…
