A Bookoholics world
By hiya shah in General Literary | Reads: 999 | Likes: 0
I squeezed myself on the chair, adjacent to his. Penning a few words as he poured his desires out. We were a foot afar yet his mouthed tales slide me miles beyond. It may seem queer but a struggling writer in the age of technology would still travel for an hour in the ever crowded metro's just to ca  Read More...
Published on Apr 13,2020 01:53 AM
“A Bitter Bio”
By satarupa sen in General Literary | Reads: 999 | Likes: 0
Hey, it’s me in a black shabby quoted tee and a comfy loose shorts. As a dating website asks for a bio, i guess I’m not here to display my perfect dreamlike features. Sit back and relax while i make you uncomfortable with the truth. I’ve not felt low since a week i assume. It&rsq  Read More...
Published on Apr 15,2020 03:34 PM
On the bridge
By manasi pareek in Romance | Reads: 999 | Likes: 0
 You know how life is, it just happens, it takes its own course, you cannot fictionalize it, you cannot fabricate it, its only memory that can be recreated therefore it is only life in retrospect that can be designed to our whims and we can give ourselves a false sense of having lived that whim  Read More...
Published on May 6,2020 10:23 PM
The Climax
By Aswathy Panicker in Thriller | Reads: 999 | Likes: 0
It was a breezy evening and I was lying on my couch lazily binge-watching my favorite series. The doorbell rang. I opened the door and it was Ruhi."Hola beautiful!" she said with a sarcastic smile. Ruhi and I've been friends for 4 years. We started as office mates, eventually started hanging out t  Read More...
Published on May 7,2020 09:50 PM
My First Flight
By Tamanna Mohanty in General Literary | Reads: 999 | Likes: 0
The shrill tone of the telephone woke me up from my nap. I sat upright and tried to trace back to reality. "Why are you blaming me? I didn't ruin your son." I scratched my little head. Who is she talking to? I tiptoed to the door of the room where mom was sitting on bed, phone to her ears. I could  Read More...
Published on May 9,2020 02:11 PM
Inner spirit
By Neema Kumari in Poetry | Reads: 997 | Likes: 0
She was there when I was born. She stood by my side when I was torn. She knew it when I cried in nights. She made me ready for the next day fights. . Whenever I toppled and broke apart, she lifted me up for a fresh start. Whenever I was drenched in fear, she whispered-you can do it, dear. . When it   Read More...
Published on Apr 24,2020 05:26 PM
CONTRADICTING SOUL
By Lomlom Mizo in Poetry | Reads: 995 | Likes: 0
Tonight I might write the saddest line, Or I might just sit here and pray. I'll sing to the heart you’ve once touched, And write poems in your memory. Or I might blame the fate and cry, Or beg the heavens to heal the soul. And when the stars reminded me of you, I’d pretend everything's  Read More...
Published on Apr 21,2020 11:55 PM
Resting Phase
By Preeti Agrawal in Poetry | Reads: 995 | Likes: 0
Resting phase     A time to past your comfort zone  Even when you don't want to  This day is priceless.   I work less, have more fun,   And, yet I get way more done.   It's in the fallow season that,   The harvest is really blossoming.   What these renewa  Read More...
Published on May 3,2020 10:56 AM
Conversion
By Spandan Nath in Poetry | Reads: 994 | Likes: 0
In the world of superstitious Idiots, An atheist stands alone... Walking on a path of cement and sand,  Lifeless, grey, infertile!  What is life... he questions,  And scoffs at answers of the divine!  He looks at crows devouring a rat corpse... Smiles! That’s life - cruelt  Read More...
Published on May 7,2020 10:59 PM
Effect(ive/ing) Change Communication using Games
By Kartic Vaidyanathan in True Story | Reads: 992 | Likes: 0
After a couple months into a change initiative, I was reviewing the progress and a few of my teammates said, "people are unclear about the change". I called a few people and I realized that it was true. What can be wrong - we have had executives send mails, address meetings, we have explained it to   Read More...
Published on Mar 29,2020 01:43 PM
Flirting with the sea
By Vishrutha in Poetry | Reads: 992 | Likes: 0
The roar of the sea doesn’t miss anybody, Hearing after which i was unsteady  From the minute I laid my eyes on your sliver lines,  I couldn’t stop thinking about the depth in your eyes  Drawn to your waves of time, Stronger and stronger by each passing one  I fough  Read More...
Published on Apr 3,2020 09:51 PM
He, From the Café
By Adya Anwesha in Romance | Reads: 992 | Likes: 0
Hello there, Sam.  I hope this letter finds you in great health and spirits. What am I writing even? This is a love letter, not a letter to a relative. Let me start again.  Hi, Sam.  Months ago when I entered 'The Bombay Café' in a hurry, I remember when I accidentally slipped  Read More...
Published on Apr 20,2020 09:40 AM
HER NEW FRIENDS
By Priya Israni in Thriller | Reads: 991 | Likes: 0
“We should rather go to coffee shop!!” she insisted. Well, they were meeting for the first time. Hi!…. The conversation started online, he was unknown to her and she was unknown to this new world. Soon, they got used to each other, continuing to converse day and night. She loved t  Read More...
Published on May 7,2020 07:26 PM
Lockdown Diaries - Week 1
By Sonia Keswani in General Literary | Reads: 989 | Likes: 0
COVID just began in our country:  Well,in the wake of COVID'19,does anyone even care which caste, creed or color do we belong to? Prayers, treatments and help involving everyone just as humans. Isn't it nature's own way to make us realize the importance of love,respect & brotherhood to safe  Read More...
Published on Mar 30,2020 09:53 AM
Transformation
By Smriti Sharma in Poetry | Reads: 989 | Likes: 0
You sit on your study desk Thinking of the monotonous day Repeating all the previous incidences Prepping for tomorrow in the exact same way.    You give the same effort expecting a better outcome Hoping that one day all of this will miraculously change  The truth is, time ain't gonna   Read More...
Published on May 9,2020 09:23 PM