By Hema Ravi The rather good-looking lady had the demeanour of a saleswoman, the ones who kept bothering people in the afternoons when the family was away. Radha was used to this menace; she would always open the door, explain politely that she did not want anything, then, shut the […]
By Richard Rose For Bibin, as for many other Indian boys and girls in Kalapurum, cricket was a passion. Some would even say that it had surpassed all normal levels of enthusiasm and had graduated to become an obsession. Before and after school and at weekends Bibin, in company with […]
By David Alan Owens “Don’t let the past remind us of what we are not now.” Crosby, Stills, and Nash Jenny laid the dishcloth onto the kitchen counter and turned to face Bill. “What? You want to do what?” “It’s more than an idea. I thought I […]
By Shefali Seetharam She hurried to her table, dragged her chair, pulled out her pen, and then she scribbled something on her favourite diary. As she scribbled, tears rolled down, flooding through the pages of the diary, erasing her words and leaving behind only the stains of ink. “Sniya, Are […]
By Richard Rose Darkness had descended on Kalapurum and Anil was tired. It had been a long day and his labours had brought him little reward. Whilst for most of the time he enjoyed life as an auto-rickshaw driver, meeting people and showing off his skills in negotiating the teeming […]
By K. S. Subamanian The water level appeared to brim, roll and swirl with a deep bass gurgle and slowly coiled around the jugular. It was a dark mass and the only revelatory sign of its identity was its slow gurgle. It was as if nothing would or could stop […]
By Shobha Diwakar She was a lonesome character. Although surrounded with comfort and all luxuries Urmila was a woman who was probably tired of the world and of course, her own self. You see the world is planted with people who find happiness where there is none while there are […]
By Bhavya Roy “Mom! Mom! Where is my tie?” Sam cried. “Don’t you remember putting it in the cupboard last night?” his mom replied. Sam looked once more in the cupboard to find in front of him. Today was a big day for Sam- he was placed with the highest […]
~By Shobha Diwakar The night was gloomy; the night was dark. Outside, the streetlights as usual had walked away into the silent gloom. Somewhere an owl hooted to claim its presence while the little chirpy birds silently tucked themselves up to nap softly in their precious nests that held them […]
By Shobha Diwakar Nalini and Nalin studied together and were known as best friends. Their houses overlooked each other’s so that whenever they wished, a peeping crack in the window invited their attention, which no one ever noticed. They were merely classmates studying together at the same school, in the […]