~Published as my contribution on gender stereotyping on Incredible Women of India for the 6th Women Scream Art and Poetry festival, Kolkata Chapter~ The clock has barely struck eight when her phone starts singing a mad tune. Rakhi glances at her…
Author: Aashisha Chakraborty
I may have misplaced the details a bit. About who spoke what. After all, it’s hard to remember everything, but this is what roughly happened. Pic credits: angiewindsor.blog.com A cloud of dust hovers in front of me, preparing to settle…
On the occasion of World Poetry Day, let me try my hand at some versification. A few free verses. Or doggerel, if you will. For everyone has the right to rhyme. Or not. Credits: www.w4.org Credits: stevevernonstoryteller.wordpress.com Spirits soar and…
~The True Treasures~ For all non-Bengalis, before you think I have messed up on my spellings, let me clarify – Didibhai is an endearing term for Didi or sister in Bangla. A luridly colored purse with flaming orange fur dangled from…
( Winner of the Odd-Even Short Story Contest by Readomania ) www.quoteshunter.com It had been about four weeks since they had started going to work together. Arjun would drop Jaya off at her workplace and then go to his own….
(Winner of the IndiBlogger HP Star Wars Challenge) tlgusatufflil.hol.es Y sat typing furiously, every keystroke sending a thrill down his spine. He couldn’t believe it. The Aurebesh font shone on the black screen and the keys exuded a red glint that…
www.insomnio.org I took a peaceful slurp of the blackest tea imaginable. It seemed to fill my senses with a warmth that penetrated to the very sinews of my being. Spiky and hot. Just the way the city outside looked as seen from the…
Don’t you try to read between the lines ! With that thick fedora of yours Crowning your skull, And thicker lenses Clouding your vision. A stranger in your own world The king of misfits Are you trying to know me?…
Image Source: www.twitter.com Tanya: “Ummm…Cherry…”Maan: “That’s my favorite color!” Well, obviously it was his favourite color. He picked red wallpapers for me all the time, even though it sort of ticked me off. But then I like to see him…
Image Source: www.shutterstock.com The cacophony hurt her ears as they neared the station. “I don’t think I will survive this!” Shruti huffed. “This is utter madness!” “And that is precisely why I want you to go through this,” her mother’s…