Fiction

By Sarah De Caen She came to the river every morning, drawn to its quiet hum. No one else seemed to notice it — the curve of the water, the way the sun caught the ripples like liquid gold. One morning, she saw a boat waiting on the bank. Small, simple, carved from dark wood. A man sat inside, waiting. “Which way will you go?” he asked, voice soft, yet urgent. She hesitated. The river split ahead — one path shadowed, winding, the other bright, calm, yet uncertain. She felt the

By Sarah de Caen It began like any other Tuesday. Fluorescent lights hummed above her, sharp and white. She stood in the supermarket queue, tired, scrolling through her phone, when a man behind her said quietly, “Two-four-four.” She turned. He was older, his face kind but distant, eyes amber like autumn. “Sorry?” she asked. The man smiled faintly. “You’ll remember.” Then he walked away, no groceries, no goodbye — just gone. Her stomach tightened. She didn’t know why, but the

By Divya Behl Seventh October, Two Thousand Twenty-Five. After an arduous journey from my homeland, I arrived at Dunsinane Hill, the seat...

By Divya Behl Blood slicked the dirt beneath him, pooling in the gaps like ink on parchment paper. Major Arjun Rathore clutched his side,...

By Divya Behl The sun was setting over the village of Piplantri in Rajasthan, casting a warm, orange glow over the fields. The air...

By Divya Behl Last Saturday, I walked into BlueSky Mall with 120 rupees, solely meant for a milkshake, and exactly zero plans to meet the...

By Sudhansu Thongam The world is divided: great powers on one side, and lesser nations on the other. Among the giants stands ALTA, ally...

By Yashna Jalan "You can verify by holding my wrist, you know."  The doctor looks at me as if I'm a silly, moth-eaten teddy bear;...

By Animisha Saxena Alas, the mage of wine, love, and entice settles to wait for yet another dawn. Of late, in her country, the days have...

By Kiarash Karimian Dowlatabad The speculation surrounding Rick Jones held a kernel of truth. In fact, Rick had served as a Pentagon...

By Kiarash Karimian Dowlatabad In the dimly lit corner of a small bar on Frank Sinatra Street in Las Vegas, an elderly Asian man sat...

By Kiarash Karimian Dowlatabad Avazollah They say life in the village toughens you up. And if you're born among nomads, Darwin’s law of...

By Paislee Helle The sun beamed down hot on my forehead making me hyper aware of how my body felt under such warmth. Dominantly, I...

By Thomas George I was born into a family of traditional healers, inheritors of ancient scripts and secret remedies passed down through...

By Sukumar Ruj A government statutory warning in a newspaper: Do not walk in direct sunlight unnecessarily.  Use an umbrella or head...

By Sukumar Ruj I sat down on the veranda, and suddenly, the rain came pouring down. Unconsciously, I started humming a tune:  ‘Come,...

By Sukumar Ruj   “Hi gentlemen! Can I get two rupees? I wanna feed my kids?”      A young woman in her torn saree , torn blouse covering...

By Sukumar Ruj Unexpectedly, Neela fell among a band of three blokes. They cast their eyes on her curvy figure. In moments she could...

By Sukumar Ruj “Hello! Hello Uncle Gherkin! Oh, hi, Uncle Gherkin! After a long lapse..! The bloke carrying a basket of gherkin turns his...

By Prabir Kumar Datta The baby was crying incessantly in hunger for last half an hour, screaming at its  loudest, to the extreme anguish...