Short Stories

Short Story

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…
Short Story

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…
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 Positive Proposal
Short Story
The Solo Voice of Courage
Short Story
Flames of Faith
Short Story
A Universe Less Equal
Short Story
Amor Fati – a story of new beginnings
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

Silent Noise

The vast onyx sky, an ominous pit My soul – bleak and cheerless. I know I’ve failed but I hate to admit Searing screams, I…
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
When Tangerine Met Teal     
Poetry
Chasing the Rainbow
Poetry
The Legacy of Longing
Poetry
OUTBOUND
Poetry
An Amaranthine Alliance
Poetry
Philia Forever

Flash Fiction

Flash Fiction

Of Pearly Pinks and Glorious Gold

Paritosh rested against the grille of his balcony, holding his prized DSLR camera - a gift from Ronit - as the captivating Garhwal Himalayas loomed…
Flash Fiction

A Scarlet Saga

You look at his eyes – lovely, brown orbs - now fixated, unseeing, bulging out of their sockets. You crouch on the floor next to…
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
Embers of Hope…Flames of Happiness
Flash Fiction
A Match Sui Generis
Flash Fiction
The Last Tango
Flash Fiction
The Permanence of Change
Flash Fiction
And the Stars Shone
Flash Fiction
Sister Act

Book Reviews

Book Review

The People Tree by Beetashok Chatterjee

When a widely travelled person with a wealth of experience behind him, chooses to wield the pen, the result is an engaging collection of fourteen…
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

Eclectic Emotions by Debashree Basak

Book: ECLECTIC EMOTIONS by Debashree Basak Genre: Poetry Anthology Published by Ukiyoto Publishing Having read Ms Debashree Basak earlier, I was looking forward to an…
Book Review
Saudade by Debarati Sen – Book Review
Book Review
Recipe for a Perfect Marriage by Women’s Web
Book Review
Myriad of Dreams by Nisha Tandon
Book Review
Stars from the Borderless Sea
Book Review
Book Review – The Fairly Ordinary Princess by Khushboo Shah

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