Indian Periodical

by Pratik Mitra Little Bittu had long been suspicious of his new neighbour. His parents would make fun of him if he had bared his heart. That was why he confided that to his pet cat Gollu: that neighbour was a monster. Not that the middlle-aged man was exceptionally tall […]

by Mehreen Ahmed Ishtiaque Rahman stepped out of the shower, and placed his wet feet on the floor tiles. He balanced himself between the towel rack and the sliding doors from slipping. He grabbed a towel and began to dry his hair, a slight breeze through the tiny bathroom passed […]

by Pratik Mainali Strange occurrences did not frequently occur in Hadigaun, a little community. Yet something was cooking on this particular evening. There was a peculiar and unsettling sense in the air as a storm approached. Jenny, a fresh-faced nurse at the neighborhood hospital, was on her way home after […]

by Sunil Sharma The shock was great! Billo was a cat! “How could you manage this for long?” asked Rani. “What?” “That you are a cat?” Billo meowed. “How did you discover this?” “I followed you to the b-b-b-a-ack of the r-e-strooms and saw you ch-ch-change form!” Rani, when excited, […]

by Pratik Mainali The man’s uneven step echoed off the buildings like a metronome keeping time as he went along the dark, desolate street. He was a tall, slender man with eyes that glowed like stars at night. As he reached the alley, he heard a faint sound like to […]

by Dinesh Maurya   Tithi lived on her own in a studio flat quite a distance away from the immigration consultancy firm where she worked as a visa counsellor. She hurtled on her scooter every day to travel back and forth through the congested lanes of Old Delhi except on off-days […]

by Pratik Mainali When her phone suddenly rang in the middle of the night, the young woman was startled awake. Her sleepiness showed in the grogginess of her response. “Hello?” Has Sarah called? The other party’s voice questioned in a tone as icy as a December evening. Sarah felt a […]

by Pratik Mainali When I found myself lost in the empty streets of a sleepy little town, it was the middle of a rainy night and the sky was gloomy. The wind was howling like a pack of wolves, and the rain was falling in sheets, soaking me to the […]

by Yuan Changming He doesn’t know how curiosity can kill a cat, but he’s acutely aware of how it’s killing himself. Ever since she first asked him What do you like me about? when they fell in love again after they’d lost each other for nearly half a century, he’s […]

by Vivek Kumar My name is “Levi Alexander” a stupid, stubborn man.. I am a man who lost everything, I wasn’t a good son 6 November 2019.. It’s time, I threw out everything I had in my life. 10 November 2019.. It’s time, I realized what I’ve been missing. 10 […]