Abandoned Wife
Navjot timidly stepped out to breathe and watched the moon from her little garden. It appeared surreal and ominous. She had never...
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Held in March 2026 · 600 to 900 words · 20 entries
On Women's Day, she gifted herself the future she was told to postpone.
Prompt by Ranjit Narayanan
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Her passion….. Re-lived
The opera house was thundering with loud cheer.and applause that seemed to be unending. But all of a sudden everything went silent....
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The Return of Pink
She glided through the kitchen like a quiet habit. As she stirred the sambar, the steam sucked the color out of her...
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The Glowing Light
The year was 1860. On a bright sunny morning in Pune, a young girl set out. The path she took every day...
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I wish to be a woman again
As I travel back in time, I feel so exhausted. I had been chasing time, reaching nowhere. The day I completed my...
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Breaking Shackles, Chasing Dreams
It was International Women’s Day, 8th March, and it had become a red-letter day in Divya’s life. After four decades of silence,...
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Dil hai chhota sa, chhoti si asha
Asha stopped briefly near the park as she waited to cross the road on a crisp Monday morning with birds chirping, vehicles...
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Gift of Time
On Women’s Day, Ananya did not buy herself flowers. She gave herself something else. She gave herself the future she once thought...
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YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND
The mobile flashed. Sandhya glanced at the message. Sindhu was on the way over. Better wrap this up and get going. She...
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When shadows Thunder
It was 4.00 am. I rip the page off the calendar. The date circled in red stares back at me. March 8th...
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The walk down the aisle!!
Piyali hovered anxiously through the corridors. Her droopy eyes endeavoured to discern the hustle around. She could hear whispers, sense inquietude, and...
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No More Trophies, Please.
The wide stretched Thar was slowly rising from its sweet slumber. Last night it was annoyed enough by the excited chirpy crickets,...
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Second Innings!
Waking up at the crack of dawn, was never a task for her. It was by default, even now at 50! In...
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Blooming Wings
It was Women’s Day. There was a nip in the air, but the day glowed with warmth. A brighter shade of blue...
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By myself
"Yes, her school is closed today, ma," Amma said on the phone. "Amma! I can't find my purple color-pencil." Amba looked and...
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You!
The wind blows in through the open window. I sashay past the ivory chest of drawers, running one pointed finger along the...
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Dreams…for Safekeeping
Priya was sorting through Divya's old cupboard when she found the photograph. Her daughter at eight, dressed in a half-saree for a...
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AND THEN SHE SANG TILL ETERNITY!
Archana was a naturally talented child, blessed with a beautiful voice and an instinctive ability to understand musical notes. Her mother, a...
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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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Breaking free
Tanya fiddled with the hourglass filled with sand kept on her table. She absently watched the sand slipping to the bottom and...
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