The Retired Doctor
A few years ago, I stayed for a time in the town of D. The town was well known for
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A Candlelight Dream
The flame is flickering low I close my eyes Deep into my mind, I go I let the long-hidden thoughts
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The Spring That Brought the Fall
March 1947, Thoha Khalsa, British India The onset of spring was Rano’s favourite time of the year. The air warmer,
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The Blind Brush That Painted Magic
“Didi, see this. Do you like it?” “Wow Meenakshi, how do you do it? How do you create such magic
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She Was My Teacher
The Himalayan Adventure… “Get up bro! We have a bear outside,” shrieked a frightened Rohan. His voice shook the entire
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Sunday Mass
The sight was breathtaking! This enchanting monument had a fantastic architecture and exquisite frescoes which wonderfully contemplated amalgamation on the
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Hypothetical Future
As madness progresses onwards, Earth became a place for cowards Hideousness deformed every landscape, Darkness overshadowed the seascape Where every
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The Woman I Am
For the moon never gave beams tonight, Like no traces of its existence, nor light And no stars twinkle, no
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The Masked Face: A Celestial Romance
Some time ago, I was traveling in a remote part of the country. I was there on an excursion to
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Dead Man Murder
For Rakesh, it was, as usual, a normal boring day in the Kanti Nagar Police Station. By the way, Rakesh
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A Surreal Suspension
H., the famous fishing magnate, who supplied fish to the gourmet chefs in town, and made the palates of pescatarians
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An Eerie Encounter
On a late Sunday afternoon, five friends gathered at the Professor’s house for their customary meeting. They held their Sunday
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The Golem; or, Stranded on the Edge of Oblivion
It was a strange year, of dark suns and light rains, when unholy clouds swarmed in the ultramarine expanse of
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An Aerial Departure
He told me all the time “We have to get out of here.” I knew him since childhood; we were
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Remote Incarceration
There came a time in the life of Alpheus when he announced to his friend, “We have to get out
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The Man-child
Let me tell you about the man-child I met at the park. I call him the man-child because he looked
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The Consolation of Amnesia
1 AM in the morning. Casper wakes up to find Cornelia; his wife is not asleep beside him. He hears
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The Flight of Friendship
Her name was Eidolon. She worked at the toy store in the airport lobby. Her face was round, and her
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The Great Humbling
“Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall” (Book of Proverbs, 16:18). Dr. N. Crutak, the Chief
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