Short Stories
The Solo Voice of Courage
The burnt gold swan sitting on the mantelpiece, gleamed in the bright sun rays streaming inside the spacious living room and proudly displayed the name,…
A Dawn of Hope
Chittagong (Bengal), 1927 The charcoal chunks in the clay oven crackled and sputtered as the dying embers fought a losing battle to burn bright. The…
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…
Locked Longings
This poem was published in The Wise Owl litmag in December, 2024. The chipped raw wood door to my heart lies bolted with a…
Flash Fiction
To Be Or Not To Be
Jayden’s head hurt mildly as he scrunched his eyes. The sun was blazing, but he savoured the warmth on his skin. He shuddered as he…
The Dawn of Freedom
Written for ArtoonsInn for a 250-word Flash Fiction prompt (August, 2024) - Write a story that happens in your MC's life on 14 and 15…
Book Reviews
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…
Myriad of Dreams by Nisha Tandon
When one’s deep-seated emotions skim to the surface and find a voice, the result is a soul-stirring anthology of poems called Myriad of Dreams! Myriad…
