Microfiction by Sunil Sharma Near the bend, in the thick grove, the collector of butterflies, identified in cyberspace as N-P (Neo-Pagan) only, witnessed a fairy-tale encounter: a tree bent over the broad bosom of the river turns suddenly into a lip-locked couple— a dryad and a shy nymph, hugged by […]
Month: May 2017
A Gift Most Unusal
By Monica Bakre Recently, a few of my well-meaning neighbours coaxed me into accompanying them to a music show, claiming that I was fast turning into an unhealthy workaholic. The evening looked promising — a renowned singer from Mumbai, particularly known for his mastery over rendition of old Hindi film […]
The Board Meeting
By Nitin Chandola from Noida, India [slideshow_deploy id=’4085′]
Obeisance to the Nation
By N. V. Subbaraman from Chennai Mahakavi Bharathiyar, great patriot, national Poet Subramaniya Bharathi with his sterling songs in Tamil, roused the peoples conscience towards, Motherland, its freedom, Mother Tongue, its greatness, Woman’s lib, its need and sanctity, social evils, need to eradicate and so on during the short span […]
Silence is Surrender
By Mark Antony Rossi Good is stronger than Evil. This proclamation is not a cute catechism spoken by blind fools. It happens to be the absolute truth under the right conditions. When Good fails to meet those conditions Bad is left standing because Good only applies half of what truly […]
A Dawn In Spring
The tangy scent of mango trees Is wafting around with whispering breeze Ushering in the queen of season- Spring , with the birds and bees Sun rays filtering through the leaves Create a magical web I sit in the orchard – giddy As if drinking in a pub Watching fluttering, […]
The Immigration
By Terence Wynne from Camillus, NY [slideshow_deploy id=’4092′]
The Illusion AAP is Living in
By the Editor: Siddharth Sehgal Merriam Webster dictionary define Hypocrisy as “a feigning to be what one is not or to believe what one does not: behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel.” From what’s going on these days they could have easily replaced the word Hypocrisy […]
Fortuna
Listen to me baby, a story I will tell. A story ’bout Fortuna, she’s my best friend. Forge your alliance with your good luck. Forge the alliance with the songs of your heart. Don’t listen to what others think in your head. It’s not your own life, it’s not your […]
A Soaked Carol…
A sixty-five year old lady… trembling with Parkinson’s… low on confidence… afraid… Kin bring her in… ‘Please see if you can help her …’ I sit down… listen… Soon… I ‘see’ the strong , proud ‘core’… ‘I used to sing beautifully …’, she says ,her eyes bright ,for the first […]