Down the rabbit hole, again
A bizarro fiction that marries fantasy and hallucinations.8 min
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IMPONDERABILIA
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A Gift of Gratitude
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The Arctic Zone
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At the Stroke of Midnight
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The Enchantment
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0000 Hrs
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Bodies
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Cooper and The Lost Gold
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The Face
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Through The Window Grills
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The Aqua Continuum
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Kaushalya
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Rainbow in Spring
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Bichitra
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Broken Olive Branch
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The Boy Who Died With A Smile
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Drip… Drop… Drip…
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Three is a Crowd
Claws Club
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Divine Intervention
Out of all my friends, I am the only one who is ok with how things are now. You see, I have the experience...8 min
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The Requiem
A musician, a devil. What next?2 min
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The Photographed Royal Bride
Amid the gently bowing branches, amid the bonny kin of flowers of the abandoned priory of Thetford, stood Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk. Here, in...6 min
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Closed In …
On moonless nights, when darkness crawls stealthily, pausing awhile in certain places, noises fade away in fear. People curl up in their rooms and let...6 min
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Neel Sayantani
The King was still enraptured by the beautiful image. It revealed a pleasantly plump countenance, half hidden behind waves of brown hair cascading over her...6 min
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The Wall of Shame
"A wall is a hell of a lot better than a war." they believed. Was it really though?9 min
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The She Wolf
At the end of the Edwardian Era in England two things happened. One, the women’s suffrage movement gained momentum and two, Manfred Müller’s father,...9 min
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Poor Little Regina
Poor Little Regina “Your Majesty, Doctor Freud is here.” The queen was in her bed, her pasty skin emitting a strong smell. She had refused...6 min
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Reunion with the Cousins
Incident 1 A girl and a boy, both in their mid-twenties and presumably in love, are walking leisurely across the moor. They seem to be...10 min
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What’s in a Name?
An interviewer has a harrowing experience due to the unfortunate names of the potential candidates.1 min
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At stake
Seven girls were chosen from the village. The requirements were exacting and the priest wouldn’t settle for anything less. Chaste virgins with no impure thoughts...2 min
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Curse of Seven
Deep inside the dense forests of Malkangiri, Chittaranjan perched himself on a machaan erected on a gigantic sal tree. The elevation at which he was...2 min
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The Island of the Dolls
Every class has a student who makes teaching especially challenging, with relentless disruption to classroom activities. Need I introduce myself better that this? Sarita Miss,...2 min
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The Inevitable End
“La pila de, Sathi…” Ummm, what more does an old man want. A single malt in hand, on the rocks and the soft, mellifluous voice...6 min
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When the end comes
I have been making plans. A few. Nothing much really. A trip to Switzerland. I have always wanted to go there. I think I have...7 min
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The Chosen One
How much we fear death. Dr. Robert Edellman did what any man would do when a pistol was pointed to his temple. He yielded to...6 min
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I, Anastasia
The basement was dank and smelt of fear, a mixture of breath, sweat, and urine. It was too small for all of us to fit,...3 min
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Into the Night
Lilith knew the man was hers the minute he walked in. Her gray eyes caressed his chiseled features. The broad shoulders, tapered waist, and long...7 min
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IN THE SHADOWS OF AN UNBORN DREAM
It was the winter of 1857. The cold winds cascading down the northern mountains had swept across the city of Delhi, swathing it in...6 min
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When Pride Shattered
The meeting Behind the ancient wrought-iron gates, the night was eerily tranquil. Rows of tombstones were standing erect in quietude, to the left and...7 min
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The Race of Life
The two horse trainers approached the stables on a moonlit night. There was a leap in their step, excitement writ large on their faces. They...6 min
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Curse of the Cosmos
Once upon a time there lived a king named Kosm, to whom glory and might were kind. He ruled over a kingdom so vast that...7 min
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His Backup Plan
Trust me! I was very lucky. How many of you could survive a 15 feet fall and live to tell the tale? I did and...2 min
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Saving the Future
He carried the child on his head in neck deep waters, towards safety. Many many eons ago, heavy rains lashed the town. The skies above...2 min
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DR NORTH’S DESCENT
There is something that one needs to know before one plunges into the story of Samuel Clooney. Samuel was a writer of considerable fame. He...7 min
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Aromatic Makutu
Mysty Bayou– The freshly painted words on an old board greeted as our car entered the town. Delays shadowed me in every possible place. Still,...8 min
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A Doctor who loved
The creaking stairs, the approaching steps woke up Shireen with a start. For the next few moments, but what felt like eternity, she could hear...7 min
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A Stitch in Time
AD 3478 Ralph chewed onto the last bit of nail on his little finger as he stared blankly at his laptop. It displayed back the...9 min
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The Unhitched Matrimony
“Let’s keep the lights on today, darling.” “No!” I almost screamed, then somehow controlled. Taking a deep breath, I tried to sound as sweet as...3 min
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Ink Dyed!
A man, who had seen 50 summers, was bent over the prototype of a printing press. He was very pleased. It had been a hard...4 min
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By My Side
Needles pricked my arm. Head pounded like crazy. Parched mouth heavy with cigarette taste, it took effort to crack open my eyes. Blinking a few...3 min
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Acceptance
“Maa, this is my fiancee, Jackie”. This was the crisp and unusually short message on WhatsApp, sent to Mrs. Ranga by her son, Mahesh. When...3 min
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An Appeal
This is not a story, rather an appeal to find a friend of mine. I have an axe to grind with her. I am a...3 min
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Powerplay
He knew the very second their eyes locked that she desired him. And that she was his type, the adventurous one. No, they had never...3 min
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The Boy Who Died With A Smile
I was hanging on the wall of the courtroom, precisely in the same position, since the first day of the year. The clerks had been...5 min
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Lost and Found Dreams
After a tiring photoshoot that extended for more than fourteen hours, Geet flopped into the chair not minding the chaos around her. It was no...5 min
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Child is the father of Man
It was time. Soon the courtroom clerk would come to me, open my arms with a creak, which has developed over a period of time,...6 min
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The Maze of Betrayals
In finest of gold with diamonds, rubies, emeralds, and sapphires glittering and sparkling, I was the epitome of power. For years, people brutally killed; to...6 min
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Time will tell
(The story is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, is purely intentional) It was the last day of cross-examination of...4 min
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..of Swamis and sins…
‘Yes, mom. ….No, please. Don’t worry….just a stomach ache….I am fine….yes, definitely… ..no, won’t miss it from next Friday……..Ok, then. See you on Sunday. Bye’...2 min
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Sins And Virtues
I have been confined to this court room for almost a decade now. Earlier I used to travel a lot along with my master but...6 min
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When Truth Hurts
The room spun around me. Was there a part of me that wasn’t bruised, cut, or abused? Blood trickled into my eyes blurring the already...8 min
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The Mysterious Warrior
The sun shone in the azure sky on beautiful summer midday. Her back arched as he trailed feathery kisses over the soft skin of her...6 min
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The axe forgets but the tree remembers.
1914 January Themba was sure he would be shot if the landowner saw him frantically digging up the red soil with his bare hands. He...4 min
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When thoughts melt into music…
I have been sitting here for a while. Half an hour or so. A long exhausting week. I am tired . The project is killing...5 min
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A Cry
What was my crime? Why did the man in the black boots target me…was he from enemy country? why? Why kill my friends… Why did...3 min
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How long, Mother
Bare empty ruined I stood in the glaring hot orange ball’s heat not knowing how long the torture would continue. The sun showed no...3 min
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Not My Sin
Author’s Note: The below story is a fictional representation of a thought process of a certain person as imagined by the author. This is no...4 min
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The Wagered Queen
That dumb-ass husband of hers sat quiet, hidden from view. While she stood there, out in the open… lecherous eyes, lecherous grins bore through...3 min
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The Feast
The phone rang shrilly disturbing the Saturday afternoon siesta of Mr. and Mrs. Braganza. The Mrs. answered. “Hello…oh hi, Maria. How are you?…Oh, a feast....3 min
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Like Mother, Like Daughter
How did it escape? It should have been discussed. The pain. First. Now it, the question, creeps up. On the way to the hotel. But...3 min
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The Fishing Lesson
“Patience is the key.” The wise man taught. We nodded, adjusting the stained piece of rough cloth across the hips. This was a new phenomenon;...3 min
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After the Acid Test
Chapter 1: The eternal wait Beyond the tottering wooden door, soft city lights glowed through the ragged curtains. A smog of pollution coated the whole...12 min
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The Whirlwind of Life
The dark never bothered her; neither did the shrill wails, rattles, and shadows. Kiva spent most of her life living in a tiny hut beside...10 min
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The Game of Providence
Sunaina was bent over her smartphone, video chatting away with her boyfriend, Amar. Her phone was always kept easily accessible but not easily noticeable even...10 min
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And the Rest Becomes History.
And The Rest Becomes History Disclaimer: The story is a work of the writer’s overactive imagination. Liberties were taken. However the writer assures you that...9 min
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Second Chance
Ranjit knew that he had to dislodge the bullet from his right leg if he wanted to live. The searing pain seemed to radiate fast...11 min
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A Painter’s Crime
The stink of death was unmistakable. It surrounded him, crawling through his nostrils to block his windpipe. As he got closer, it was only years...1 min
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Whose Life is it anyway
I tell you, it was all in self defence. To protect myself and my family, I had to wield the weapon and the inevitable happened....1 min
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Truth or Fiction
The two bodies were lying on the bed with their limbs at awkward angles. Their throats had been cut with something razor-sharp. The esophagus and...1 min
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Skirmish to Annihilation
There she was, mangled and distorted beyond recognition, laid out on the huge table. Mit felt his eyes moisten as the air conditioner blazed down...2 min
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Fear Not!
Death flashed his arresting smile at God. God, despite Her supreme control, could not help but redden. ‘Flatterer!’, She said and hoped that Her pretended...2 min
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Visupada
The magic of the Visupada* (autumnal equinox) was in the air. Trees danced in the breeze, birds chirped from their nests, stars sparkled in the...11 min
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The Other Side of the Story
Sixth Avenue, one of the city’s main arterial roads, forked into two, just some fifty kilometers from the river water harbour. One road, pretty obviously...8 min
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The Aqua Continuum
Sagar was mesmerised. The exquisitely formed Ganga swam past his desk. As she passed him, his eyes followed her every move. Her undulating, graceful movements...9 min
