STORIES
The Building
Afletown was busy, as always. The sun was setting on the faraway horizon, andthe city lights twinkled like stars on earth. On the outskirts of town stood a fivefloor building due for maintenance. Mould crept up to the top, and the off-whitepaint cracked along every edge and window. Dust added uneven shades of offwhite and…
Snarty the mud snail
Once upon a time, long long ago, deep in the woods, lived a small soil snail. She was small and plump and called herself snarty. She lived in her own shell, and so was she a traveler. She was a happy snail who loved everyone around her. Probably God knew how she was, nauve and…
A habit
The sizzle on the tawa spread a pleasant aroma of dosa in the house. Swara was stirring the sambar beside the cooking dosa. She was juggling cooking and packing lunches for school and the office. ” Swara! Where is my belt?” a voice from the bedroom. ” Comming!” Swara responded, reducing the flames of the…
POEMS
Bougainvillea
I was born in a small pit, surrounded by the tall brick walls,All I could see was the vast blue sky above my head,My existence wasn’t a necessity, I suppose,As the wild and the tamed tried shaking me off,But I held stronger and shot my roots deeper,As I wanted my existence to be needed! I…
Core necessity of life
Some say it’s love, while others believe its successBut i have always believed in peace of mind.The core necessity in life should be peace, to meAs i believe the rest can be achieved best in peace. The chaos outside disturbs me inside,That even breathing at times is a task i have to heed.Voices yelling inside…
Reality
Reality The world had a rose tint when i saw it for the first time.Souls connected with red threaded lines.Love was in the air, as i always thought so,To a perfect happy ever after or something of that sort. Too much of fantacies, i realize now,The world and a rose tint? Nah! It’s got colours…
BLOG
Memories
Today I watched a movie about a girl with anterograde amnesia — a condition where she loses her memory every time she sleeps. Each morning, she wakes up to a life she doesn’t remember living the day before. The story follows her teenage years, where every joy and every pain lasts only a day. What…
I wont let go….
Losing someone close is the biggest fear in everyone’s life. The idea of never seeing them again dreads most of us. But watching someone go through that process questioned my ideology. In 2018, my dad was very sick. I was shaken. The strongest man in my life was not supposed to be sick. I was…
Dear Diary
A page from the diary of a depressed “Have you ever felt like you dont want to be seen, known, or even exist? I wonder why? The overwhelming feeling that makes you want to cry even when you dont know why. I just feel i could disappear from everyone’s memories. Like, i shouldn’t be close…
