A Short Story Jack Wilson rolled on the bed as usual, placed his hand next to him where his wife was supposed to be sleeping. But he didn't feel her body on the bed. Suddenly, he opened his eyes and saw only wrinkles on the bed sheet. Did she go to the bathroom ? He …
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At the knife point
A Short Story "Come with me, without making any noise." He whispered into her ear, pressing the sharp point of what she believed to be a knife on her back and pulling her along. "Who are you? What do you want?" She asked scared. "You'll know that soon." He said. "Take me to your car!" …
The Woman With A Lantern
A Short Story Rahul was returning home by a lonely path which passed by a cemetery after attending a late night party. His friends had insisted to drop him home, but he preferred going by walk so that he could get some fresh air. He didn’t believe in ghosts for he had never seen one …
Grandpa Crow
A Short Story Once upon a time in a small village of Tamil Nadu, lived an old man who was 99 years old named Rangaswamy. People loved the old man and called him ‘Thatha Rangaswamy’ who was very kind towards others, helped those in need, and he used to gather children under the Banyan tree …
A Ray of Hope
A Short Story based on a true incident ‘What would you like to do now?’ Vijaya, Ramakrishna’s wife asked him, after they returned to India from the US in the year 1997. He had worked there for 35 years, ‘Would you like to relax like other people of your age or do something?’ ‘I would …
When it happened
A Short Story Pawan was seated on a bench outside the ward, with his face resting between the palms of his hands. His face was filled with sadness and pain. The tube light above him flickered like in some horror movie. ‘Why are you so sad?’ asked a feminine voice. He lifted his face …
The Mathura – Agra Trip
A Short Story It was Saturday early morning, I had got up at 4 am and got ready. The over night stay at Hill Palace hotel in Chana market, Karol Bagh was really good. I checked out, and started walking towards Panicker Travels for my trip to Mathura – Agra. I had a hot cup …
The Twist in The Fate – Chapter 3
The Final Chapter 5.59 AM, 24th January 2001 In a village, Gujarat It was early morning, inside the village temple which was on the top of a hill. The priest was chanting mantras. The boy and the girl exchanged their flower garlands twice. The girl’s mother tied the holy knot between the boy’s and …
The Twist in The Fate – Chapter 2
Chapter Two 5:45 PM , 26th September 1975. The bus was climbing the steep hill. Rahul was listening to the music on his Walkman….with closed eyes. Suddenly, the bus came to a screeching halt and it jerked. Rahul opened his eyes and looked in front…removed the ear plugs of his Walkman and asked the …
The Son of Death
Based on a mythological Tale Retold by Vasu Gangapalli Once upon a time, long, long ago, Yama, the lord of death fell in love with a woman from the planet earth. As you know, love is blind and it was the same case with Lord of death too. As he failed to realize the true …
Paper boats 