Doodh ka Doodh, Paani ka Paani
I wasn’t supposed to see it. Like the previous two times. A group of women, their veils covering their faces, hovered over...
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Held in April 2026 · 600 to 900 words · 19 entries
You see something you were never meant to.
Prompt by Amrin Sathar
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The Case of The Mysterious Couple
Rani and Raja , a newly wedded couple moved into a new complex recently. Both looked cute as they were a couple...
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Grief has no timeline
20 April 2026 Sandhya sat on the edge of the bed with a photo album on her lap. She lovingly traced the...
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She Folded Everything Neatly
It always started the same way. The dark. The weight. The voice that wouldn't come, no matter how hard she pushed. Her...
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Game over
" Eat your dinner on time, don't fight and sleep by latest 10 o'clock ", Anita instructed Aman and Ayan her boys...
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A life lost in silence
Satya sat in the courtyard slowly watering the plants with full concentration. His daily routine consisted of waking up early, going for...
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The Brown Envelope
It was raining heavily. Savitri looked out of the window. She didn't want him to step out on such a bad weather...
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The Brown Envelope
It was raining heavily. Savitri looked out of the window. She didn't want him to step out on such a bad weather...
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THE MURDER WITNESS
Ssshhh..." "What??" "Sshh.. " Samaara hushed Tanya. They could hear some arguments in the adjacent room from their balcony. Samaara and Tanya...
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Rarest of the Rare
April 6, 2026 Today, justice is finally served. The verdict: ‘Sentenced to Death.’ As the news spreads, I see people celebrating with...
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The Man at the Window
“And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you.” — Friedrich Nietzsche Ananya lay awake, sensing something...
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THROUGH MY EYES
I remember the first time I saw her, the clear sky, illuminated by the moonlight and the glitter of the stars, accompanied...
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G(astronomy)
A notification pops up on my phone: “Strait of Hormuz remains shut…” I close the news app with more vigour than necessary....
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SHE DIDN’T SEE ME BEG.
He was a schizophrenic. I was kept in the dark. It was an arranged marriage, one of those decisions that arrive wrapped...
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The Dancing Bells
The jingling of anklets echoed through the night. It wasn’t one anklet - but a chorus, like a thousand anklets sang together....
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A Demon. A Prey.
“Who are you trying to fool, Pramath? Have you not always been fascinated by Ajanta-Ellora Caves?” Pramath stood, gazing at the one...
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A Quiet Heart in Transit
The cupboard smelled of her. Cotton, camphor, something with no name that was entirely hers. Kavya sat on the floor in front...
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THE MIRROR OF KASHI
The moon hung like a silver hook over the Ganga, casting a shimmering path across the dark, pulsing water. On the stone...
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The Forbidden Lesson
When the proposal came for my marriage, I was just twelve years old. Back then, I was an unlettered village girl from...
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