Short Story

By Humaira Once upon a time, a fifteen-year-old boy named Jin woke up feeling a bit disoriented. As he looked around, he saw some...

By Humaira In today's fast-paced world, where technology dominates every corner, there was a man named Jack. One afternoon, as he walked...

By Naaz In the bustling city of Mumbai, Aarav Kapoor was a figure wrapped in mystery and power, the CEO of a thriving empire. Beneath his...

By Ayan Kidwai The night was dark and windy, there were no stars in the sky and the moon was nowhere to be seen. There was total darkness...

By Zarna The first thing I told grandmother was, "I thought it was going to be a boy," with some disappointment. I left with our father...

By Zarna It’s been four months since the old lady’s son passed away, and she has not slept a single night since. The flame she lit while...

By Melvin Eapen He’d have been 13 today. “Daddy, look at me… I’m Batman!” Reflecting on the washroom mirror, Richard recalled the same...

By Melvin Eapen “The pocket! But why should I check the guy’s pocket?” K knew what he suggested was off the drill. His hand reassured the...

By Melvin Eapen It had been a long time since Giovanni was expecting something from the tree. "give me at least a melon!", he'd shout at...

By Melvin Eapen Never had it occurred to young Hamlet that the air he breathed was so shared. The virus’s stain spread in it like an...

By Vidarshana Prasad She was someone who had trouble sleeping. It wasn't unknown to the people in her life. Her mother had tried making...

By Adrija Datta Once upon a time, a famine struck a village. People started hoarding their food items. They hid these things from their...

By Adrija Datta It was 2 o’clock in the night, the time when almost everybody is asleep, but for some reason, I just couldn’t sleep that...

By Andrea A Sen “Yeah, I’m doing fine. I’m really busy. Call you back later.” And Jack cut the call. She sighed from the other end of the...

By Gnyaneswari “ Present ” She used to call me. Her voice whispers back into my head as I look at the bedlight she gave me when I was...

By Gnyaneswari " Smile " says my aunt, nudging on my shoulder. And even though I know that every time I try to smile they just end up...

By Gnyaneswari “ Radhakrishna ” the people chant in union as the speaker takes her seat. Amma was right, there are all ages of people...

By Sheenam Negi “It is always the same with the mountains. Once you have lived with them for any length of time, you belong to them....

By Mira Mariyam Nazeer I walked into the kitchen, expecting the familiar chaos of my family's morning routine. But instead, I was met...

By Akansha Bhattacharjee Possibilities, in thousands of accumulated stars shone brightly, in the tenderness of what is called a sky. The...