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Dear Dad, Today, on Father’s day, I take a moment out to pen down my gratitude. The first thing I want to thank you for is my fantastic childhood. Being Read More
When she passed by, batting her eyelashes, Bunty’s heart thudded a thousand beats a minute. ‘Oye! Line de rahi hai *.’ His friends would tease him. Sweety was the most Read More
‘Oye Sardar*! What did you get in your tiffin*?’ ‘Chole Chawal*, I think. Not sure,’ replied Bittu,’ Why? What did you get?’ ‘No idea,’ answered Bunty, ‘But, I swear, if Read More
She walks around the ceremonial fire In all her finery, in her wedding attire. Eyes downcast, hooded, shy and coy Shining with & yet hiding her desire. Demurely yet assuredly, Read More
A golden summer morning I meandered, chancing upon a field of sunflowers.They bloomed saluting the heavens, like tall & proud sentinels in castle towers.The effervescence of the sun spread its Read More
One of the most difficult things for an amateur writer to do is edit a story that they have penned. I mean we put not just our heart & soul Read More
“Watch it. You’ll drop the lights.” Mr Bijju yelled out a warning to the employee who was unloading them. “Goddamn idiots, useless loafers. No respect for money or property.” He Read More
O Come steal over me gently O shroud of the night, Caress me with your soft silken touchO envelope me, embrace me, rob me of my sight. Lay over me Read More
The sun peeked into her basement apartment from the window high up, near the ceiling. It was the only time that she got any sunlight, in the late afternoon. Sitting Read More
I have often come across writers who complain of being blocked. My apologies but a ‘writer’s block’ is something that I really do not understand. I honestly do not. To Read More
If you love drama sprinkled with a healthy dose of thrill then this book is a must-read.
They tug at the strings of my heart, those waves of memoryAs I sit with the ocean water lapping at my feet,Immersed in nostalgic thoughts that wash over me like Read More
Elections loomed. The party electoral campaigns were funded by contributions from wealthy industrialists. But this year the donations to the party fund had been insubstantial. Some regular contributors had yet Read More
Any amateur writer would know that the most daunting thing for a writer is to transition from a flash fiction format to a short story format. I mean it is Read More
When in joyous luminescence they dance, gyrating to the katydid’s cry They flit and float, darting about happily in the night Under the gazillions of stars smiling and twinkling merrily Read More
Rima would have been drenched, if not for his umbrella. “Ma’am, you’ll get soaked. Share my umbrella. It is big enough to accommodate two people,” he had offered, generously. Rima Read More
As morning steals over my supine body roused from slumber I wake slowly, groggily as if in a trance Shaking off threads of dreams that I somewhat remember I shift Read More
There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed. – Ernest Hemingway What do you consider the most important thing in creative writing? Read More
That proud tilt of the head, a crown on it he struts around in his realm, arrogant. Shyly and coyly he pecks at a worm making his kaleidoscopic hues glint. Read More
