The Accidental Bestseller
At 2:17 a.m., after his forty-seventh rejection, Madhav decided the publishing industry needed to die. Preferably before breakfast. He dialled the number...
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THE LAST TRANSMISSION
At 11:47 p.m., the lights went out. For three seconds, the underground command shelter beneath an old Geneva hotel was swallowed by...
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The Last Signature
As always, Sheela walked into Hotel Malabar Crest without hesitation, as though her footsteps had memorized the path long before her mind...
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When Daylight lies
“The streets weren’t safe after dawn.” Suhani had heard those words long before she understood them. She sat on the wide windowsill,...
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For Feet That Never Came
Raghavan woke up to the sound of his own breathing. It was too loud. Too uneven. For a moment, he didn’t know...
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Nothing Must Be Taken Back
The valley did not appear on most maps. Those who tried to mark it often abandoned the effort midway, as though something...
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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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Chiaroscuro (Italian for light-dark)
On the terrace of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, banners fluttered awkwardly beside the telescopes. HAPPY WOMEN’S DAY - CELEBRATING WOMEN IN...
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