Fiction

By Shristi Shreya Emma had always been curious about the old mansion at the end of the street. It had stood there,  imposing and...

By Shristi Shreya Sarah's phone buzzed just as she was about to step out of her apartment. She glanced at the screen  and saw a message...

By Vaani Dosi The silence of the abandoned train station was oppressive, broken only by the distant sound of an approaching train. The...

By Saloni Jain It was the first day of my second year in college. I sat alone in my usual spot in the classroom, feeling the familiar...

By Vedashree B N We go way back to walking in the honey woods. The thick dark brown trees overflowing with the layers of honey. Me and...

By Aarav Kumar The cliff dropped straight down, cascading like a waterfall of limestone into a pile of angular rocks at the bottom.  The...

By Ashvani Sachdev Anil braked suddenly, causing Indira, who had been texting on her phone, to reach out to the  dashboard to brace...

By Ashvani Sachdev The doorbell rang a second time even as Aruna grappled with her slumber. Getting out of bed  on a cold, clammy Delhi...

By Ashvani Sachdev As Raghottam entered the room, Naresh yelled, “You could have been in time for an emergency  meeting at least.”...

By Ashvani Sachdev Sunita had stubbornly refused to visit the blind school on her father’s first death anniversary until her mother...

By Sruthi Nambiar A butterfly lands on the cat's nose. It blinks. Once, twice and a third time. The butterfly is still  there, the...

By Arsch Sharma My fingertips felt alien against my eyes, especially at the corners just where the lashes meet the  skin. It was hot, and...

By Arsch Sharma A grey dawn. There is only so much that breaks the lull. I remember you, but what does recollection  mean after all? You...

By Arsch Sharma It was July, and the last of the warm Gulmohur shards scythed the sultry Delhi air with  their bleeding blooms. The...

By Suganya Sundar Am I hallucinating? I’m in the hands of the same person, just like everyday. But why is it awful? I feel dizzy. And...

By Sri Umadevi   Once upon a time in a small town, there lived a 10 year old girl named Ria with her 5 year old brother named Rian. They...

By Disha Nischal Brielle    “Why?” Just muddled by the amount of pretense it took to be proved caring, that’s all I managed to escort....

By Yash Desai  It was a warm sunny afternoon, the time when I'm most hungry. I had  stumbled into a barren clearing while trailing a...

By Arpita Guru I was in deep sleep when I moved my hand to cuddle you. This habit was sort of deeply embedded within me  that I kept on...

By Kshithij R Nambiar Alex Aridian was a teen of age 15. Despite his many good qualities, he had been struck with seemingly endless bouts...