3 Haikus

1. Branches dance in breeze Gray clouds, medley of birdsongs Rain washed Monday noon 2. Moonlight shimmering,  Wheat stalks whisper sad secrets Harvest starts post dawn 3. Swimming in circles Bouncing back from the glass walls Folks trapped in fishbowls

When You Call Me…

I am not really the person whom you call up just to ask “what else is going on,” No. I’m the person who loves it when you call me because that book last night made your chest ache and you couldn’t sleep. You call to make me listen to the sound of rain falling on …

Museum Of Memories By Amrita Mukherjee

I have a special connect with short stories. From Jhumpa Lahiri to Haruki Murakami, from Alice Munro to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, I devour short stories from my favorite authors with an enthusiasm and delight that I used to reserve for those mango ice lollies, that my siblings and I secretly enjoyed during the summer vacations of our childhood. …

Struggling To Write A Novel? Come Join Me!

(Image Source: Pinterest) I have decided to write a novel. The decision was taken almost two years back but if you ask me to show anything for it, I might not have much. In fact, I’m being discreet, I have nothing to show you. Initially, I thought it was my laziness that was stopping me from …

Sleep

(Image Source: Epson.com) 3.30 am. Exams, projects, marks, placements the words that crammed his head dissolved into a pool of blood. The stars beckoned him, he smiled, the revolver slid from his hand. The note fluttered under the coffee cup while he joined the stars. 'Let me sleep' that's all the note said. (Note: The …

Guest Post By Arka Datta: Getting Published in India, AKA the Act of Befriending Rejections

Arka Datta is a recently published author and I'm proud to be his friend. Arka is a writer from Kolkata, India. He has been a lot of different things before deciding to settle with writing books. His short stories have been printed by publishers like Penguin and HBB, and a few respected online magazines. About Arka's Book: Arya …

Why Writing Could Be A Lonely Soul’s Way Of Talking To You

(Image: Writing in the laps of the Himalaya. At Spiti Valley) I am not the 'life' of any party I do not have a gang of friends to embark on adventures or make my day to day life seem like a sitcom I work from home so there isn't any scope of making work friends, as …

Guest Post By Jayant Kripalani: The Story Behind Cantilevered Tales

It is with absolute delight that I present to you a guest post by celebrated actor, writer, and director, Jayant Kripalani. In this post, he talks about what made him write his upcoming book Cantilevered Tales slated to be published by Readomania. I'd like to thank Readomania for giving me the honour of publishing this post. …

On Mother’s Day, This Goes Out To All My Friends Who’ve Lost Your Moms…

Every year, when Father's Day approaches, I'm filled with a sense of absence and longing. You see, I lost my father when I was three. I don't even have memories about him to cherish. I just know that I've grown with this huge gap in my life. Whenever I saw my friends being accompanied by both …

Should Mother’s Day Be Dedicated Only To Biological Mothers Or To The Spirit Of Motherhood?

‘You slept so peacefully, on my lap. I picked you up from a garbage dump. You were squeaking helplessly while your siblings were busy feeding themselves from their mother’s teats. I instinctively felt something was wrong. I scooped you up and put you inside a bag to hide and take you to the hospital. You …