Roast beef sandwich or grilled salmon wrap? I deliberate. But, for once, I’m not worried. The bulge in my jeans pocket feels reassuring. Today, surprisingly,…
Urmi ChakravortyMarch 5, 2024
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,…
Urmi ChakravortyFebruary 8, 2024
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…
Urmi ChakravortyFebruary 8, 2024
The crowded bus trundled along, teeming with fatigued, home-bound passengers. A young lady shuffled uneasily, supporting herself with a walking stick. She looked clearly piqued…
Urmi ChakravortyAugust 17, 2023
BTB Monthly Challenge - June, 2023 ‘All of eighteen and not yet married?’ ‘Joining college? To study with those city slickers?’ ‘You’re making a…
Urmi ChakravortyJuly 31, 2023
“This will be the last time, I promise,” my voice cracks on the phone as I strive hard to convince her. “But please meet me…
Urmi ChakravortyJune 18, 2023
It is that time of the year again. I look up - the morning sky is a brilliant sapphire, flecked with feathery, white clouds. The…
Urmi ChakravortyMarch 13, 2023
Featured in the anthology REBIRTH, published by The Impishlass Publication house It was the last day of our all-girls’ trip to Ladakh. The past one…
Urmi ChakravortySeptember 1, 2022
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…
Urmi ChakravortyJune 18, 2022
