Penmancy

Short Stories, The Big Switch

The Shades of Life

A windy day, heavily cast skies spreading gloom than cheer. London is unpredictable. Whether the people or the weather, both equally...

Short Stories, The Big Switch

The Awakening

The warm summer breeze in northeastern plains of India is accompanied by the ‘summer snow.’ The white and fluffy, cottony wombs...

Guest Posts, Short Stories

Dolore d’amore

The walls of this room are so near I can barely breathe. Dark and depressing, I sit on my bed alone,...

Guest Posts, Poetry

Remember

Tonight go stand at your window And gaze outside at the sky Where you are certainly bound to see A star...

Short Stories, The Big Switch

Metanoia

The bangs and crashes woke her from her sleep. Something was going on outside. She peeped from her hidey-hole. Her hair,...

Guest Posts, Poetry

Heaven Almighty!

Heaven Almighty, My dear, my bestie. I Thank you For every hue. The day is bright And I’m ready to fight....

Guest Posts, Poetry

Lockdown Rain

And it was the first time, That the RAINDROPS fell with pure joy, They danced and sang their hearts out, As...

Short Stories, The Big Switch

Two Lives

Swamiji "Good evening ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to another episode of 'Heart-to-Heart with Ganesh'. This is Ganesh Nambiar, your host for...

Guest Posts, Poetry

For the First Time

We’re all sitting at home, Bored, with nowhere to roam. In front of our screens, With views definitely not serene. I’m...

Flash Fiction, QuinTale-21

The Hesitant Steps

Yes! He heard right, the jingling of her anklets is so familiar to his fatherly instincts. He has ever so embraced her...

Flash Fiction, QuinTale-21

To Each His Own

“You are being completely imbecile. How did you manage to divert your mind with such distractions?" Lakshmi was furious with her...

Flash Fiction, QuinTale-21

The Burning Scars

Mahi stood facing her extensive wardrobe to choose a dress. A colourful scrimmage was apparent amongst glittery fancy hangers in...

Flash Fiction, QuinTale-21

The Revenge

The table had been laid but Mr. Duggal failed to emerge from his room. It was ten, and Mr. Duggal was...

Flash Fiction, QuinTale-21

Snow-White

"Renee! Here's your milk". "Mom, I can't drink. it's Eww". - said Renee while making faces. "Didn't I tell you that...

Flash Fiction, QuinTale-21

Repudiation

The serpentine queue wound through the narrow lanes all the way up to the fields. Shayla had been waiting her turn...

Flash Fiction, QuinTale-21

One Reason, 8 Planets and Counting

Chris Smith was pacing back and forth in his office. He was going to have a meeting with the head of...

Flash Fiction, QuinTale-21

Internal Conflict

“Why shouldn’t you be made redundant? Give me a good reason.” snapped Cortex. He was annoyed with a few Argots, who were...

Flash Fiction, QuinTale-21

A Lesson Well Learnt

As dusk approached, the plump rain drops settled on the thick layer of brown soil akin to glass beads, reflecting light...

Flash Fiction, QuinTale-21

What is wrong in it

“Ria, he is an eye candy. I just can’t take my eyes off him,” Tejal sighed. “Hmm, no doubt. I have...

PenMuse-21, Poetry

The Scorched Dreams

Her gaze fixed on that elusive butterfly Happiness writ large on its cyan wings Her vermillion had hues of the rising...

Flash Fiction, QuinTale-21

Impure

Nishi let the cool breeze of the Kumaons caress her hair. It was her first mountain trip: Papa’s gift for her...

PenMuse-21, Poetry

Quest for Survival

Will you tell me O dear, what will you do to sustain ‘n survive? When all is said ‘n done, when...

PenMuse-21, Poetry

Her Melting Crust

She kept hopping, through the motorways of the forest, Flashing the fairy dust, Wearing sparkles in the Sun. Her crystal blue...

PenMuse-21, Poetry

The Balance Sheet of Nature

They took their soaring success For granted in the mad race Shook hands with evil greed, turned blind To the presence...

PenMuse-21, Poetry

Bare and Burdened

Holding riches of contentment Flying light traversing barbed miles endless, Haggard mien barefoot, unabated dream Enthralling emmer sunshine beckoning. Stories they...

Flash Fiction, QuinTale-21

The SMS That Wasn’t

It was fire on the floor when Shalini Mishra and Joy Shenoy performed. They were two bodies, but virtually floated on...

PenMuse-21, Poetry

The Clear Rainbow

The arch was little crooked, The colors were dull, Others called it delusion Rain too denied Existence was meaningless For no...

All Lives Matter, Short Stories

Shiraz is Here

New Delhi, present day I clutched the white and yellow daffodils bouquet carefully with one of my hands, clasping Amma’s finger...

PenMuse-21, Poetry

To Find a New World

Don’t fight wars, Don’t burst bombs Don’t get in a rage Do something useful Read or research on space, Start a...

PenMuse-21, Poetry

The Sapphire Saint

Poised he stood, with trident tall, Sleet flew, the gales roared. Slithered serpent around azure neck, Upwind made the tiger cloak...

Flash Fiction, QuinTale-21

Revenge Taken

“Give me a good reason as to why should I have left them at the mercy of the blind justice of...

PenMuse-21, Poetry

Clarity

I wonder if they knew The war within the walls Wasn't supposed to be missed The mystery lies there. Life is...