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GOODBYE FRIENDS!!!

Sudha Vishwanath - 0
My mother and father were being carried away in a van. I struggled in vain to follow them. A heavy rope tied around my...
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Evolved

Sai Surve-Rane - 0
“Kwo-oooop!” Yuan squinted up at the skies, his hand over his thick brows. He knew the screech too well. A savage cat was lurking close...
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The Burning Hills

Ranjit Narayanan - 0
Subri’s story:  My name is Subramaniam, in short, Subri. I work in the Theni wing of Cosmopolitan Trekking Club, founded by Von Reid, a world-famous...
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Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright

Sarita Khullar - 0
“ Aye, Cooper ! ” my mom screamed,” Don’t go near the road .You will fall into that coop again.”   I kept jumping over the...
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Fantasy

And, Life Goes On

Srivalli Rekha - 1
Emeralds, ambers, and sapphires sparkle in pairs. Scintillating shimmer loops around us, weaving this way and that. A purr follows a buzz. A suppressed...
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Phoenix

Vijaykrishna Amaraneni - 0
I have stood here for countless days, spreading my thick canopy and watching the jungle life unfold around me.  Though my first encounter out of...
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Aranya

Arva Bhavnagarwala - 0
2500 B.C.E. In the forests of the Indus Valley ‘Aranya... Aranya!’ Calling out for her, I ran to our favourite spot. The magnificent Pipal welcoming me...
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Drama

For Binky and Junior

Sonal Singh - 0
It slumbered for ages, hidden from the living. Alas! They discovered it. They woke it and enslaved it, making it a mere tool in...
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Doomsday

Aradhna Shukla - 0
“Breakfast time!” yelled Mrs. Cooper straining her tender voice making sure her family of 102 was warned. Each of her 100 kids, lined up...
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Thirst

Anuradha Sayeenathan  - 0
River Merced plummets down the rocky hill, day and night disrupting my meditation.  The squirrels scamper around collecting cones, tickling my body with every move. The...
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Drama

Cooper’s Pride

Meha Sharma - 0
As I set my paws in the vast expanse of land, I felt free. I jumped and roared to my heart’s delight. Was it...
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Drama

Ineffable

Pallavi Sawant Uttekar - 0
 The inferno darted its multiple tongues back and forth, greedily licking off every speck of life in its path.      How long had it been? I...
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Knives Out!

ArttrA ArtoonsInn - 0
December 2001, Delhi I plucked my bag off the baggage carousel and exited the airport, homeward bound.  Mummy flew out the door, even before the taxi...
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A’Bridged Tale

ArttrA ArtoonsInn - 0
Medieval London Bridge 1104 In the silence of the night, I heard my timber frame creaking against the gusty wind, as river Thames roared underneath. I...
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As the Yellow Stars Fade Away

ArttrA ArtoonsInn - 0
It’s that time of the year, again. The time when the secrets hidden beneath layers of snow start sprouting, scattering seeds of magic in...
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Wilted Blossoms

ArttrA ArtoonsInn - 0
The cool breeze tickled my skin. Something warm spread over my face as I turned to my side. The distant rustle of leaves reached...
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Mango Dreams

Five00-7 Itali Madhusmita - 0
My name is Mango, Alphonso a.k.a hapuz Mango. I grew up here in the back yard, owned by an old couple, by the edge...
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Innocent Fear

Debut Anupriya Gupta - 0
Mohan looked at his twin brother anxiously. Though he was only two minutes younger, he always looked up to Ratan for solutions to all...
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The Meeting

Five00-1 Sreeparna Sen - 0
She read and re-read the note for the umpteenth time. “Midnight, on the bridge. Come alone.”   This note carries a  very familiar fragrance. The fragrance of...
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Fantasy

Curse of the Cosmos

ArttrA-3 Tanima Das - 0
Once upon a time there lived a king named Kosm, to whom glory and might were kind. He ruled over a kingdom so vast...
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Ah! Those Seven Lads

Drama Shweta Singh - 0
‘Arrgh! Lazy dullards,’ muttered Mrs. Week. ‘Bickering, eating, sleeping, the whole lot of ‘em. Born we’re peasants and die such,’ she complained. ‘Such hopes...
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The Witch Trial of Salem

Beaks Club Pallavi Sawant Uttekar - 0
December 1692 Salem, Massachusetts. The tension in the courtroom is so thick, it could be cut with a knife. The crowd stands ready with the stones,...
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