Short Stories

A few years ago, I stayed for a time in the town of D. The town was well known for the wooded landscape that encompassed it. The area was a paradise for old people, who after a lifetime of work, came to retire in its serene surroundings in the cradle ...
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March 1947, Thoha Khalsa, British India The onset of spring was Rano's favourite time of the year. The air warmer, the fresh smell of new flowers budding and the advent of the first showers of the season always brought music in her life. It was the time when inadvertently her ...
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“Didi, see this. Do you like it?” “Wow Meenakshi, how do you do it? How do you create such magic every time?” “Oh, come on didi, if my brush creates magic then what would you say about your pen which creates all those enthralling stories and poems?” “Oh well, my ...
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SixPens-07 ____________________________ "If his wife had believed him he wouldn't have gotten into trouble. Only if he had paid heed to her warning. When she said, ‘Don't go today, am sensing danger.’ But to Kris, t'was false alarm. He knew he had to head out. He had to be there ...
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The sight was breathtaking! This enchanting monument had a fantastic architecture and exquisite frescoes which wonderfully contemplated amalgamation on the earth and the abstract kingdom of God. Joseph showed courage and entered inside old oak doors of the church heeding the request of his father who was also a concerned ...
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Some time ago, I was traveling in a remote part of the country. I was there on an excursion to collect certain exotic seeds that one of my clients had requested. As a gardener, I am frequently solicited to gather various types of uncommon and rare plants for my patrons ...
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