A Short Story The lightening which had struck somewhere nearby woke him up with a sudden jerk. It was followed by a big thud, as if some huge tree had been uprooted and fallen. He had a glance outside his window, and it was raining He took the umbrella and walked into the backyard of …
Category: Short Stories
To Marry or Not To Marry
A Short Story Sathya always dreamed of marrying a beautiful and intelligent woman, who could be traditional, yet, modern in her approach towards life. It seemed to be an unlikely or impossible combination. However, his mother used to bring him out of his imagination, by reminding many times about an old promise made to his …
The Empty Chair
The Empty Chair A Short Story Diary Entry – by Ankitha Have you ever wondered that the little birds in some nest on some branch of some tree would grow up, learn how to fly with their little wings and one fine day, they would desert their loving parents and fly away to start a …
My Story published in Newspaper!
I had read some stories in the 5 minutes fiction of The Asian Age national newspaper which had appeared every Sunday. I thought let me give a try, so I had posted my story and after sometime I was surprised to see my story in this very section. I didn't get any prior intimation about …
My second publication in Tinkle.
Well, my second publication in Tinkle magazine was not so difficult as first one. The first publication was in 1990, which had taken a lot of effort and the second one happened in 1992. I had created a character named "Hamadri" inspired by my cousin "Hemadri" who too lives in a small village and his …
My first publication in Tinkle
Ever since I started reading Tinkle magazine for kids, I had a dream to see my short story published in it. This was years back when I was in school. I used to send my stories to Tinkle hoping to see one of them published, but I would get a rejection letter soon from its …
Texting
Texting One Sentence Story He was texting and the last thing his eyes saw when they looked away from the mobile screen was his car hitting a huge tree.
Death Comes ( Ver.2)
Death Comes ( Ver.2) Short Story Frank Willis unlike others loved to meet the death someday. Even if it meant embracing him and sacrificing his life. Many times he thought how he was going to meet him and when? One day morning, he saw a beautiful young woman walking in the street. She smiled at …
Death Comes ( Ver.1)
Death Comes ( Ver.1) Short Story Frank Willis unlike others loved to meet the death someday. Even if it meant embracing him and sacrificing his life. Many times he thought how he was going to meet him and when? One day morning, he saw a beautiful young woman walking in the street. She smiled at …
A Cup of Coffee
A Short Story Frank Willis was seated in a hotel and was sipping a cup of coffee. A Young and beautiful woman came and sat opposite to him and ordered for a cup of coffee. Her face seemed somewhat familiar to him and he was wondering where he had seen her before ? Anyways, she …
Paper boats 