LOVE COMES IN ALL DOSES
Prem took a sip of his Merlot and leaned back in his plush leather couch, closing his eyes. A few creases, however,...
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What a Wonderful World…
"I see trees so green, red roses too I see them bloom for me and you. And I think to myself what...
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Potion 387
The February cold wind blew with a strong drift as Tarun entered the cafe. Few patrons scattered in an otherwise ever-crowded joint...
13 min read12 comments
Divine Intervention
Out of all my friends, I am the only one who is ok with how things are now. You see, I have...
15 min read1 comment
Welcome, it’s Shivani’s world!
Welcome, it's Shivani’s world. Amrita was sitting on the porch under the neem tree when Shivani came hopping to her. “How did...
11 min read11 comments
Reunion with the Cousins
Incident 1A girl and a boy, both in their mid-twenties and presumably in love, are walking leisurely across the moor. They seem...
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Love For The Interred
The room was grey just like her uniform. Her hesitant movements betrayed the fact that it was her first time there. She...
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The Burning Hills
Subri’s story: My name is Subramaniam, in short, Subri. I work in the Theni wing of Cosmopolitan Trekking Club, founded by Von...
11 min read
And, Life Goes On
Emeralds, ambers, and sapphires sparkle in pairs. Scintillating shimmer loops around us, weaving this way and that. A purr follows a buzz....
11 min read
For Binky and Junior
It slumbered for ages, hidden from the living. Alas! They discovered it. They woke it and enslaved it, making it a mere...
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The Inevitable End
“La pila de, Sathi…” Ummm, what more does an old man want. A single malt in hand, on the rocks and the...
11 min read
The Final Lesson
She stood by the window and watched them. The playground reverberated with the exuberant chatter and laughter of her children. They had...
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THE SALVATION ASSESSMENT
Nisha was feeling ecstatic. Nothing made her happier than her early morning five-kilometer run. Today was extra special. She was back to...
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The Chosen One
How much we fear death. Dr. Robert Edellman did what any man would do when a pistol was pointed to his temple....
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The Resurrection
Prologue This is the year 3020 and the Earth is renamed Terra 2.0. The entities ‘Food’ and ‘Water’ have perished after the...
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Tamasha
Chapter One: The Pledge After the darkness of the night, Sun gave away a hue of copper to the sky. The beaked...
15 min read
A Voyage from Darkness to Light
“Life is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” This was what Shakespeare felt about life....
12 min read
My Diary
The mind can sometimes be a strange place. Like a house after a tornado has ravaged its heart, full of shards, splinters...
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A BURNING REALITY
The constant hum of the machines that fills the still air soothes his soul. “So, I’ll wait for my gift, Mr. Ahmed.”...
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The Lost Shepherd
10 am, February 2003. New York, District Court. “All rise for the Honourable Judge Richards.” At the bailiff’s announcement, all rose. Judge...
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THE CAGED ABODE
I haven’t moved on yet...though they had bid me adieu four days ago. Am I already forgotten, buried as an unwanted past?...
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BLACK & WHITE
London, June 1880. The summer sun played around gaily with the honeysuckles and the forget-me-nots. The lilac cornflowers seemed to dance around...
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200 years of (Soul)itude
Tonight is the night of the blood moon. A Shaman had once told me these nights are marked for marvel. I peered...
15 min read
The Race of Life
The two horse trainers approached the stables on a moonlit night. There was a leap in their step, excitement writ large on...
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