jagged light: a short story
who doesn’t need a story on a monday? #mondaythrowback
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Tag: letters from 86q
maloti’s world
the news came early morning. he was coughing again. a dagger plunged sharply just below her heart....
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upsidedownturn
“you can’t go back…” whispered the summer wind brushing against my temple....
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nolen gur, balaclava, and bombs
“if you don’t want a child, just use nirodh!” said the ten year old. “nirodh!” there was awe and...
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the girl called rhino
a wail rose up in the calm late afternoon air. the tail end of it came stalking into the room with...
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the red oxide floor
it looked like it was going to rain. flashes of lightning lit up the frosted window pane every now...
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five feet of the snake
“unpalatable to the lord of death! first among the monkeys!! you’ve seen five...
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revolution
the tiny dark man in spotless white dhoti and panjabi – in bengal the kurta has been called that...
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by the pond
i dreamt of my father and mother today. he was looking handsome. she had that calm air about her...
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fifth day of spring : a story
the idols were lined up on the narrow ledge under the tall windows in the corner room. the ledge...
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