Cuckoo's Nest
By Josily Achamma Mathew in Fantasy | Reads: 729 | Likes: 1
One day the cuckoo decided to start his own family with his only girlfriend miss cookie. But little did he know that it was going to be such a big tragedy. Seeing all the other birds having eggs and nests he fantasized of one of his own. He decided the deepest desire to his parents, and on an autumn  Read More...
Published on Apr 24,2020 09:05 PM
Indifferent
By Eswar Tavva in General Literary | Reads: 728 | Likes: 1
INDIFFERENT Indifferent (adjective), Oxford dictionary meaning: having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned. A 26 year old, medium height, neatly dressed guy had just dismounted from a city bus near one of the beautiful parks in the city. He was carrying a satchel in his hand. The sun was  Read More...
Published on Apr 2,2020 03:39 PM
The Modern Ancients
By Roopini in True Story | Reads: 727 | Likes: 1
In the world of science and technology gaining it's highest of momentum.Equality is still an unending debate.Untouchability is a sin.But in today's world "modern untouchability is a tradition". (phone rings)picks up the phone and says(surprisingly) oh really.Thank you. I will come and pick her up no  Read More...
Published on Jun 3,2020 07:43 PM
GOD'S WILL
By Debarati Nandan in Poetry | Reads: 716 | Likes: 1
While the World is learning to cope with fear, God has taken control of the steer. The melody of birds and the rattling trees, Welcomes Spring with the passing breeze. An unknown silence is in this air, Peaceful calmness fills the atmosphere. Noone to disturb this blissful gathering, Nature can now   Read More...
Published on Mar 25,2020 07:19 PM
One Fine Morning
By DB Prabhu in General Literary | Reads: 708 | Likes: 1
It was just the second spell of rain this monsoon, and it has lasted from midnight to the wee hours of the morning. The fragrance of rain emanated in the first showers received in less than 24 hours ago was still in the cool morning air. This was his first monsoon, and water drops falling from the s  Read More...
Published on Apr 25,2020 10:31 AM
Choices
By Alisha in General Literary | Reads: 704 | Likes: 1
  He slammed the door shut and threw himself on the bed, raging with hurt anger. Steven had never felt so angry before. This was anger dominated by pain. Who were they to tell him what he should and shouldn't do? How could they determine his life? Seventeen-year-old Steven lay agonized, his cu  Read More...
Published on May 28,2020 12:51 PM
Freedom awaits
By Riya Kaushik in Poetry | Reads: 689 | Likes: 1
Is it a catastrophe or a curse come true? Wondered the young girl looking at their rue We have hurt the soul of earth, that's so very true, But can't we expect a miracle to happen, out of the blue? Says a desire that thrives deep within me "Won't we get a chance to feel once again free?" A thing ha  Read More...
Published on May 27,2020 01:46 PM
A Lesson hopefully well learnt from Nature
By Deepa in Poetry | Reads: 685 | Likes: 1
Mother Nature, She is our friend, parent, and teacher. She cares and she gives, but she needs time to replenish. The world needed a break and she gave us one. The world needed a lesson and she gave us one. For all our actions she revealed the hidden consequences, and we have stayed locked up, in f  Read More...
Published on Jun 5,2020 10:29 AM
Crossroads
By Shreyosi in Romance | Reads: 684 | Likes: 1
  Indolent afternoons, I snuggle up on my favorite bean bag at the Crossword. Smelling my newly bought novel, I fondly go through the excerpt, when suddenly a purple ford on the road catches my attention.  And I look outside the window, longer than usual, almost in anticipation.&  Read More...
Published on Apr 10,2020 09:15 PM
When they were happy, when they were sad
By Aashi Krishnatray in Poetry | Reads: 680 | Likes: 1
Once I was running, with a feeling amazing, Happiness tingling and sadness fading. Then I stopped, stood there for a while, And looked behind. No one was there, For me when I was happy, For me when I was sad. & I thought- Have I left loved ones behind? In this run of mine. Where I wasn’  Read More...
Published on Jun 13,2020 11:12 PM
Being Woman - A salute to all Homemakers
By nidhitahim in True Story | Reads: 676 | Likes: 1
This goes out to all the moms, mother-in-law, wives, grandmothers, daughters, sisters, aunts, all women and especially MY MOM! As you all know we are in a lockdown stage where we can't move out of our houses and follow social distancing, life has come to a halt. This period of distancing our  Read More...
Published on Apr 13,2020 06:19 PM
The Earring
By Adarsh Pradeep in True Story | Reads: 672 | Likes: 1
“I am sure that I heard the sound of it when it hit the floor”, I said to my roommates as I frantically dug myself beneath the bed. “It should be here somewhere. Where else would it go”, said Shwetha, looking below the study table. It was December, Christmas holidays were beg  Read More...
Published on Apr 28,2020 07:16 PM
Finding Manto
By Siddhesh in True Story | Reads: 670 | Likes: 1
Finding Manto After hours of browsing over the internet,I managed to find an article which mentioned the two locations where Manto lived in Mumbai.Immediately,I decided to visit both these places.I knew that it was naive of me to think that they would preserve his house.After all,we have even obscur  Read More...
Published on May 17,2020 01:42 AM
Conversation with her
By Simran in True Story | Reads: 659 | Likes: 1
There are places where I can get lost with myself and call it home. But is home always the place where you find peace?  Conversation with her: " No matter where ever you'd go, wander, live but you'll find peace, when you'd return home."  I thought when I was young, until, I saw someone fo  Read More...
Published on Apr 21,2020 11:49 PM
Menstruation, voice of every woman
By Ruksar Rosy in General Literary | Reads: 657 | Likes: 1
It was 12 at night. She felt an unbearable pain, an ache in her abdomen and gradually realising that blood flowing out of her body. She went to her mother frighteningly and mother persisted her its a natural process, every woman should go through it. The very next morning she was ascribed with some  Read More...
Published on Apr 5,2020 06:52 PM
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