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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…
Urmi Chakravorty
April 8, 2022
Poetry

Philia Forever

As the Sun descends in leaden steps, making way for the argent orb at dusk, “Pray tarry, do not evanesce yet,” entreats the Moon, “Why…
Urmi Chakravorty
April 8, 2022
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?…
Urmi Chakravorty
April 8, 2022
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…
Urmi Chakravorty
April 8, 2022
Flash Fiction

Sister Act

Kaaya, the svelte, lissome 30-year old acclaimed writer, blessed with a peach-and-pink complexion and Rapunzel tresses, is the toast of Delhi’s literati. And my elder…
Urmi Chakravorty
April 8, 2022
Flash Fiction

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…
Urmi Chakravorty
April 8, 2022