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
Historical Fiction
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CHANDRA’S UNTOLD STORY
Hey God! Let my disciple have a better sense prevailed. I'd not like to be detrimental to one's privy but our penance must reap the...2 min
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Buried in his soul, the California Gold
1854, Sacramento, California, USA Ahiga stretched his hands and stood upright, wiping the beads of sweat as his skin dazzled in the scorching sun. Time...8 min
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Pride of India
Ranjan Godbole, Minister of Transport, adjusted the Gandhi cap on his head and preened at his reflection, left to right. Pleased with the result, he...7 min
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The Full Circle
I woke up to find a chicken staring at me from its lifeless eye. I lay still, trying to figure things out. I was on...8 min
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A Voice of Awakening
Gyaneshwara, my adorable father, the most virtuoso musician the Seunas had ever known, was almost in shackles. The imperious Nagabhata, who occupied the throne of...8 min
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Et Invicta
220 AD, Rome Present day He stretched his hands and stood upright, wiped the beads of sweat as his skin dazzled in the scorching sun....8 min
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A Tryst with History
Isolde McCarthy, Research assistant, Department of History, Stanford University, CA had been obsessed with Celtic historical fables ever since she was a child. This was...8 min
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The Wall Between Us
Somewhere in West Germany, 1961 I stretched my hands and stood upright, wiped the beads of sweat as my skin dazzled in the scorching sun....8 min
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A’Bridged Tale
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....7 min
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As the Yellow Stars Fade Away
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 the...8 min
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Glad You Asked
‘Ask, and you shall receive, seek and you shall find’ – Matthew 7:7–8 (Bible) 1159, a village in the Province of Salerno Henry dropped down...7 min
