Short Stories
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,…
The Loom of Life and a Half-Woven Dream
Khulna (modern Bangladesh), 1949 Ulu-ulu-ulu-lu-lu. . . the shrill, rapturous cries of the women dissipated in the night air as did the smoke from the…
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…
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;…
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…
The Permanence of Change
Shagun was peering at her face in the large, oval, mirror in her room. A deep furrow lined her glabella. She clearly did not like…
Book Reviews
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…
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…
