Everyday Stories

An inspirational story of an old woman who remains true to her character despite multiple ordeals that she faces in a regular day.

Jay had lost almost everything in life and ultimately ended up lonely and hospitalised. A mysterious bouquet changed everything for him.

Swapna was married off at a tender age of 15. This is her true story of her life experiences, her grit and her resilience.

The incrementally hilarious situation that occurs when a mouse visits the authors house!

A tale of self discovery and the pursuit of happiness.

A passionate sports columnist faces his moral dilemma that arises from his own belief of precognition.

They were a group of identical beings. Creatures descended from a common ancestor. Carrying forward the legacy of survival and procreation.

Nature in her more benign and sublime moods too touch my heart strings to evoke a sweet and haunting melody. Like the Sunday afternoons in t

“Here’s your egg curry, chapatti; old-bone,” Faizan places the plate on the rickety table of Sukhamoy reverently. Sukhamoy Goswami casts...

A daughter seeks emancipation from her fears and deliverance for the wrongs done to her, through a letter to her mother.

While bidding adieu to his favorite beach late in the evening, the protagonist comes across an old man desperately searching for something.

With the passing of her beloved grandmother, Maya visits her old , familiar place and comes to term with her grief.

Winner - TGCA - 1. A brief anthology of different lives connected under a similar theme yet utterly disparate in their respective moments.

A short story about a road trip and a flash of emotions, triggered by mangoes.

A short story of an ages old argument. A mother convinces her young son of the need for culture and tradition using an apt analogy.

A short story of a married couple with a deception of over a decade and an unexpected ending.

A teacher reminisces about how she tackled a tricky question in her biology class for 9th graders.

A charming tale of a newly wed couple on their kitchen adventures , bought on with the lockdown year of 2020.

In a small northern Indian town named Khaamosh, a middle-class household with a nuclear family composed of a father (S), a mother (B), a...

A unwilling pedestrian blocks the traffic and faces the ire of the already on-the-edge driver.

A teacher with over 3 decades of teaching experience explains in a short story how she got her most naughty students to pay attention to her

Our matrilineal joint family in New Delhi. Our peculiar, outlier lifestyle. Our voluble opening up. These elements slipstream a curious...

The Sunday Special! A glittering signboard in New York City was captivating among others. Too many attractive lights were dazzling, but...

Asutosh Dubey lived his entire life in a small, crowded town. He worked on a farm all his life as a supervisor. He never earned enough,...

‘Hello, Amrita! It's me.’ ‘Yeah, Tanya! Did you really think that I can't recognise my own sisters' voice?! What's up? Are you in your...

Life and death are two sides of the same coin. Everybody knows that- one day, we all will face death, yet the desire of living grips us...

‘Ah! Today is my last day in the office! No more I would be recognized as ‘CEO’!’ this thought almost crippled my sensation. I took a...

There lived a family where for every little matter, some type of arguments were going on among the family members, especially among the...

I think the mind runs fastest, even faster than the speed of light! I feel my mind is very, very delicate! It should be handled with...

Understanding! Samarth, the first Indian to get a million dollars cash prize for his fine art. This was his welcome ceremony. The gallery...

It was a Friday morning, 7:30a.m. I felt too lazy to drive my car, so my son booked an uber. In five minutes, the uber reached at the...

It was lunch break. I leaned back for ten seconds on my rocking chair. Perhaps, I was totally exhausted with continuous phone talk with...

It was still raining. The bright light of the day, had already faded into twilight, welcoming the darkness that was ready to engulf the...

Dated: 30.01.2013 Dear me, ‘Hey! How are you?’ ‘Surprised? Come on. Can't you guess who I am?’ ‘Wait, wait, wait a minute.’ ‘Let me tell...

And then I woke up with a jerk, and found myself still on my bed. The dim red light of the night light was scattered on the wall with a...

The pitter patter of the rain was interminable as I stared at the fat droplets of water race their way down my window. It was a fine day...

It was a cold morning, cloudy and gloomy. Far away, distant mountains were shrouded by clouds, birds were thrumming around the sky....