by Pratik Mitra He had never been a passionate tea-drinker. One or two local people of his acquaintance just happened to drop by and he had to make himself available for a tea too since those two just drooled over a cup. He didn’t get the chance to come across […]
Fiction
O’Reilly’s Dilemma
By Terry Wynne The call came right after dinner. Harry had prepared tater tots and macaroni and cheese for his daughter. She lived on this stuff. Dangerous food, however, for a middle-aged man to be wolfing down. O’Reilly sounded in a panic. He had just been let go at the […]
The God of Death
by Sonali Ganguly 1 When he got up, he coughed loudly as the room filled with smoke. He sensed it to be the same as the one coming from the puja offerings during the evening hours. Mom circulates the burnt coconut shells in the house, mixed with some scented powder, that creates […]
One Size Does Not Fit All
by Gaurav Goswami The soothing fragrance of the wet soil, caused by the overnight rain waffling through the open corridor, greeted Alankar, a forty-year-old man, on his arrival from the bedroom. The pleasant weather brought a serene smile to his face, but one look at the overflowing lush wheat fields […]
The Saxena Household
by Manya Saxena This is a story about a family, a Ghazal and a realization. Sunday morning brings the age-old Saxena household convention. The sweet sound of Jagjit Singh ricochets our heart’s desire. There’s something called peace and then there’s association. Sunday morning in the Saxena household brings one close […]
The Haunted Elevator
by Pratik Mainali The elevator on my work building was always a bit odd. Sometimes it would shake and rattle, and other times it would stop between floors for no apparent reason. But it wasn’t until last week that I realized just how haunted it was. I work on the 13th […]
Mahajan and His Deer
by Sidharth Mishra Once upon a time, in a far-off village, there lived a young boy named Mahajan. He was kind, humble, and always eager to help others. Mahajan lived with his parents, who were farmers and worked hard to make ends meet. One day, while Mahajan was walking through […]
The Empty Room
by Pratik Mainali The abandoned old mansion on the outskirts of town was the subject of persistent rumors of being haunted. The neighbors murmured tales of weird sounds emanating from within, spectral figures appearing in the windows at night, and the curse that had befallen the family who had resided […]
A Sight
by Pratik Mitra People started to gather. It was a sight indeed. Two women were pulling each other’s hair. They were mother and daughter. Their clothes were torn, their voice howling and cursing. They were fighting over a crushed plastic bottle. The first to return it to the man whom […]
The Greatest Doorman in Town
by Terry Wynne Harry finally got a call for a job. His white-collar network was tattered and frayed, but his blue-collar friends on the softball team had some ideas. Only the strong survive in Brooklyn – these guys had it in their blood. “Think you could be a doorman?” said […]