A child's cry
By Aleena in General Literary | পড়ার জন্য : 501 | পছন্দ: 0
"Amma. I'm hungry." Watching her little boy cry for food was not something Ragini ever wanted to see. He was merely four years old. How could she make him understand that they were basically stuck in the apartment? That his father had gone out looking for food three days back but never returned. Tha  বেশি পড়ুন...
প্রকাশিত হয়েছে Apr 3,2020 09:17 PM
My mother is taken granted
By sravani in Poetry | পড়ার জন্য : 482 | পছন্দ: 0
You are huge and limitless,o lady!  But I was told I’m the king of this land. You are pleasing and beautiful. O lady!  But I was told that’s to serve my purpose. You have many children. O lady!  But I was told human race is the greatest. How stupid I couldn’  বেশি পড়ুন...
প্রকাশিত হয়েছে Apr 22,2020 10:18 PM
Half Broken Bottle
By Sreeju B in Thriller | পড়ার জন্য : 473 | পছন্দ: 0
“Does the accused have anything to say?” the emollient voice of the judge reflected over the polished walls of the court hall to the rushing corridor space outside.  A mild, bowed head nodding confirmed the denouement of the non-pragmatic verdict from the eminent dais. It was either  বেশি পড়ুন...
প্রকাশিত হয়েছে Apr 12,2020 06:44 PM
Fruit vendor
By Neema Kumari in General Literary | পড়ার জন্য : 470 | পছন্দ: 0
Walking with his dad, little Nimmi came to a fruit vendor selling guava on the side road. He was an old man having crisscross of wrinkles on his face. His hands were feeble, yet he was packing each fruit picked by customers carefully in a bag and selling them. She saw one customer bargaining with hi  বেশি পড়ুন...
প্রকাশিত হয়েছে Apr 5,2020 10:37 AM
Through Ice and fire
By Dharani in Poetry | পড়ার জন্য : 469 | পছন্দ: 0
Under the roof, I fancy the days I was  trapped in your smoking peppery romance, also Them,your lips tasting like  A succulent midsummer fruit Nights are no more long, Cause darling it's the summer. Under the roof, I fancy Us drenched in the pelting downpour A sudden clasp from behind, fo  বেশি পড়ুন...
প্রকাশিত হয়েছে May 26,2020 12:36 AM
The Veil of Innocence
By Samyuktha G in Thriller | পড়ার জন্য : 468 | পছন্দ: 0
There was a couple sitting in the cafe when I walked in. As the light was low, I didn’t know who they were until the woman turned around and I saw it was my wife. I felt a pang of hurt seeing them together, seeing her laugh and being happy, something for which I was no longer a cause of. I kn  বেশি পড়ুন...
প্রকাশিত হয়েছে May 6,2020 08:40 PM
Chimera
By Akber Ayub in Romance | পড়ার জন্য : 457 | পছন্দ: 0
  Akber Ayub Words: 2480 Short Story akbersait@yahoo.co.uk                                                                      বেশি পড়ুন...
প্রকাশিত হয়েছে May 13,2020 11:09 AM
Quarantine
By Anshul Sarsiya in Poetry | পড়ার জন্য : 452 | পছন্দ: 0
Vacant avenues devoid sphere, Aghast human incurable fear, Lightless morns lifeless nuclear, Globe recites the end is near, Valor saviors yet adhere, martyr fighting against spear, Happiness en routes as darkness clear, Hey! earth dispose out drear.  বেশি পড়ুন...
প্রকাশিত হয়েছে Apr 20,2020 03:19 PM
My Woman's Story
By Umme Kulsum in Romance | পড়ার জন্য : 447 | পছন্দ: 0
We meet up at our balconies. It’s almost midnight. I had a bad day. We need to talk. I need to talk. ‘I did the dishes today. There was this one iron pot. I finished a quarter bottle of soap, scrubbing it enough and got calluses on my fingers..,’ she says. Now she’s showing   বেশি পড়ুন...
প্রকাশিত হয়েছে May 3,2020 09:40 PM
The Green Resurrection
By Albeena Stephen in Poetry | পড়ার জন্য : 442 | পছন্দ: 0
The Green Resurrection Rampant discussions on fairy tales, Of eternal economic growth. When the world around was Breaking down and rushing on, The paths of massive extinction. Greedy financial concerns shunted down, Truths of environmental crisis, From the face of reality. Humans went on bereft of  বেশি পড়ুন...
প্রকাশিত হয়েছে Jun 8,2020 11:54 AM
COVID - 19 Heroes
By Thomas Roberts in Poetry | পড়ার জন্য : 441 | পছন্দ: 0
As I retire for the night and go under the sheet, But kick it off, switch on the fan unable to bear the heat. Then try as I might for the rest of the night, But cannot fall asleep, With Covid-19 running in my mind, I try to start counting sheep. Now in my mind these unruly woolies all begin to scat  বেশি পড়ুন...
প্রকাশিত হয়েছে Apr 23,2020 11:17 PM
A Labour Of Love
By AJAY KUMAR in General Literary | পড়ার জন্য : 434 | পছন্দ: 0
The sun was progressing on its path in the sky and the first rays were beginning to touch some of the houses in the multi-storied slum that was Khora colony. Khora, as it was locally known, was an unauthorized colony lying at the junction of Delhi, Ghaziabad and Noida. None of them claimed responsib  বেশি পড়ুন...
প্রকাশিত হয়েছে Apr 6,2020 05:01 PM
It's been a while
By Nandini Chakrabarti in Poetry | পড়ার জন্য : 433 | পছন্দ: 0
Closed in the cage,with my dreams dying a little each day,my feet lay coldand my lips are chapped,my mother screams at me,while the kids play,my shoulders overburdened within the circle of life each day.Is the grass still green?I haven’t looked out of my windowand it’s been a while,cigar  বেশি পড়ুন...
প্রকাশিত হয়েছে Apr 5,2020 11:45 PM
Fool's Paradise
By Abhinivesh in Poetry | পড়ার জন্য : 433 | পছন্দ: 0
Fool's Paradise ​ She smelled the roses, ​ he pinched her with thorns​ Heart burned scarlet​ wounded with passion, a sin was born​ What she embraced, he disgraced ​ Love she cherished ​ living in a Fool's Paradise ​ her dreams were perished ​ ​ She cleared the clouds,​ for ecs  বেশি পড়ুন...
প্রকাশিত হয়েছে Apr 24,2020 10:41 PM
One last time
By Sreeju B in General Literary | পড়ার জন্য : 432 | পছন্দ: 0
The sun kissed her delightedly as she paced her steps onto the green lawn tying up a bundle of grey hair. Her weary eyelids clearly indicated the sleepless nights she had been going through recently. As always, she took hold of the newspaper but the regular reading through it didn’t happen, in  বেশি পড়ুন...
প্রকাশিত হয়েছে Apr 12,2020 06:46 PM