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

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…
Co-authored Anthology

The Anatomy of a Memory

This short story was published (in two parts) in The MockingOwl Roost, a US-based art and literary magazine.   14 July 2019, Meghalaya, India The…
Short Story
A Positive Proposal
Short Story
When the Woods Wailed
Short Story
Amor Fati – a story of new beginnings
Short Story
The Forests Whisper a Secret
Short Story
Song of the River
Short Story
When Death Whispered Hope

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

The List

This poem was published on the Indian Review in May, 2024.   A broken violin with splintered strings - parts of a forgotten, fractured symphony…
Poetry

I Drank with the Moon

(Published in the May 2023 issue of Borderless Journal)    I watched the pregnant moon melt – a pearly blob in the pulp of my…
Poetry
The Red Bindi
Poetry
An Amaranthine Alliance
Poetry
Echoes of Winter
Poetry
Silent Noise
Poetry
I Am
Poetry
The Intrepid One

Flash Fiction

Flash Fiction

The Chase

This flash fiction was published in the international e-mag, The Wise Owl, in November, 2023. Her less frequent dreams were those of their grey-and-white home…
Flash Fiction

A Lavender Trail

This flash fiction was published in the international e-mag, The Wise Owl, in September, 2023.   You always enjoyed doing that to me, didn’t you,…
Flash Fiction

And the Stars Shone

“Vivek! When will you transfer last week’s pictures to me…I wanna post them tonight!” Varsha shouted out to her husband who was in the shower.…
Flash Fiction
Highway to Happiness
Co-authored Anthology
The Ride
Flash Fiction
The Sacred Sinner
Flash Fiction
A Sticky Ride
Flash Fiction
A Rendezvous by the Sea
Flash Fiction
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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

Stars from the Borderless Sea

Book: Stars from the Borderless Sea Author: Dr Shalini Mullick Genre: Romance Publisher: Readomania It’s the soul-stirring title and the haunting cover image that act…
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 Review
Saudade by Debarati Sen – Book Review
Book Review
Myriad of Dreams by Nisha Tandon
Book Review
Recipe for a Perfect Marriage by Women’s Web
Book Review
Kausalya, Queen of Hearts – Book Review
Book Review
Book Review – The Fairly Ordinary Princess by Khushboo Shah

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