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Articles with tag: fiction

Roshni

Aditya Mukherjee   Jul 23, 2008   interacts: 16

In the stillness of the evening, the quietness of a beautiful garden, the most powerful man in the world has a conversation with his sister.

Memsahib

Suraj Sharma   Sep 29, 2007

A Poem should always raise more questions than it answers.

Book: Maps for Lost Lovers by Nadeem Aslam

Asif Naqshbandi   Jul 31, 2007   interacts: 19

Aslam has really succeeded in portraying the lives, dreams, and fears of immigrant Pakistanis in the UK. That he does it with magical prose is icing on the cake.

He and She

Gomathy Subramanian   Jul 19, 2007   interacts: 8

She ran after him and they looked like two small kids playing in the water.

Leprosy

Ashwini Ahuja   Dec 1, 2006   interacts: 3

Urvishi is unhappy and silent, walks sluggishly. Did ever Sahil before it watch her slothful? No, no, no. Might a humorous girl grow worried? And much distraught too. She is a silly girl. Silly, silly, silly. Sahil announces.

Hercule Poirot’s Christmas

Beej K Singh   Sep 21, 2006   interacts: 10

Mr. Hercule Poirot, the famous detective, relaxed in his couch and wondered what to do next.

Alka and Ulka

Vikram Karve   May 27, 2006   interacts: 4

Composed and appearing a bit contrite, fresh ticket with her correct name on the table in front of her, the beautiful lady said, “I’m sorry for creating a scene, but I get very upset when I’m called Alka instead of Ulka.”

A Ghostly Night in Sunshine Hospital

Sheela Jaywant   Feb 17, 2006   interacts: 4

Other ghosts sense that I’m a newcomer. One whisks me off to the mortuary, because, it hisses, ‘ it’s a good place to chill out in’. No luck. The mortuary has ‘dance-practice’ going on inside it

Arachnophobia Vs. Nyctophobia

shobig sifar   Jun 10, 2005   interacts: 32

Like Archimedes, I once ran naked straight out of the bath into the street; the reason for this though, was not any significant scientific discovery, but the power shut down! It went pitch black in the bathroom all of a sudden...

The Grasshopper

Quinton Zondervan   Jun 5, 2004   interacts: 3

I’m a grasshopper. My jumping legs, mechanical marvels to be sure, are attached to my harness around the waist.

The Fears Within Me

Haseeb Ahmed   Jan 24, 2004   interacts: 2

And I hear her moaning! Weeping with those tears that don’t seem to stop… and I question her Why?...

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