By: Somrita Urni Ganguly (You’ve read the Laila-Majnu story, have you not? This one is slightly different. The poet wrote it after Majnu was lost to her.) Laila uttered Qais’s name like a prayer […]
Poem: Nazneen
Story: Declaration
By: Shyama Laxman Her parents had named her Ruksana which at some point got truncated to Roxy. Ruksana might bring to mind a shy, demure, ever blushing Muslim girl, peeping through her […]
Story: Notes from Above Ground
By: Fredrik Zander Before I live I write this message. There might be secrets for you to know as my feet were below the ground that fed me like a solemn plant that […]
Poem: Scattered in the Absent Wind
By: Fredrik Zander Estranged by adorers, Scattered in the absent wind; This vacuum is a bird of prey. Too late for the news of the world; Too soon for the fascination Strangers […]
Poem: Unvacuumised
By: Fredrik Zander I can’t remember the name of the game; I just remember to wear and to bear My shame, In someone else’s name. To see apart from a point of […]
Story: Bruno
By: Divya Dubey The dog had to be put to sleep. Since Sunday the thought had been revolving in Simran’s mind, making it impossible for her to focus her attention fully […]
Amazon Storyteller: a tool to help writers and filmmakers bring their stories to life
Ever wondered how the characters from your play or script would look like? Amazon Studios, the film and series production arm of Amazon.com, has come up with a new innovation for writers and […]
A.M. Homes emerges winner of the Women’s Fiction Prize
American novelist A.M. Homes has clinched this year’s Women’s Prize for Fiction. She won this Prize for her sixth novel, “May We Be Forgiven.” Other closest contenders were award winning writer Hilary […]
Indian novels you should never read
It’s indeed an encouraging thing to know that Indians—the middle class Indians—are finally shelling out some of their earnings to buy books, especially fiction. However, it is painful to know that most […]
Story: Pool Cleaner in the Yucatan
By: Eric G. Müller Stacie looked out the airplane window. The last time she was in Cancun she got knocked up. That was fifteen years ago. An abortion, a string of boyfriends and […]
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