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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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Fiction

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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Fiction

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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THE PEACH TREES IN THE FOREST OF WHISPERS

Vintage Indrani Chowdhury - 0
The Forest of Whispers was now closely watching the group who had trespassed his territory. He had seen them since their birth, as they...
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Boondocks – A place within another

Vintage Chandrika Radhakrishnan - 2
“I swing out and in to let you through’, read the small sign in the fairy tale font with its Uppercase glyphs and dingbats.  Bemused,...
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Stirring up the hornet’s nest- A reviewing primer

Guest Shankar Hosagoudar - 5
Hola Artoons, Here's another set of helpful tips that, I hope, will come in handy as you go about reviewing.  To begin with, anonymous entries are...
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Boon in Disguise

ArttrA Sudha Vishwanath - 6
Purnima* day of the present month It was one of those balmy mornings in the year 1132 in the West Bengal region.  The bright sun had...
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Half Bloom

Drama Husna Thaslim - 0
Today seems to be a day of inescapable wetness. The downpour lashes the air furiously. The smell of fresh coffee, turning cold, fuels my...
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The Road Taken

Five00-7 Ranjit Narayanan - 0
Kallar Ghat was hardly motorable. Landslides left nearly two scores of people dead and a few more missing. Many remained buried inside their vehicles...
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Wedded to God

Fiction Charulata Panigrahi - 0
 Radhamani quickened her steps. The sun was yet to rise, and planet Venus was still shining. In the silence of early morning, she could hear...
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Fantasy

UNATTRACTIVE

Fantasy Sai Surve-Rane - 0
I woke up feeling lighter than usual. I had a new spring in my step. The multivitamins appear effective, I thought happily. I quickly...
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Into the Night

ArttrA-3 Srivalli Rekha - 0
Lilith knew the man was hers the minute he walked in. Her gray eyes caressed his chiseled features. The broad shoulders, tapered waist, and...
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Chronicles of a Death Agent

ArttrA Sreeparna Sen - 0
It all started a few years ago. A pandemic had hit the world, followed by an economic recession. People started dying, some because of...
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