Grandmother’s Mysterious Superpower

Grandmother’s Mysterious Superpower

“Screeeech! ” Sundari’s father applied the brakes as a herd of mooing cows crossed the road. The cows seemed to be in no hurry despite the repeated honks from the buses and trucks. “The city is such a noisy place. Gosh! My ears hurt a lot. Too many vehicles… too...
A Prisoner Named Death

A Prisoner Named Death

During the early hours of eventide, in the season of winter, The last leaf that was tethered to a bough in vain did wither, My wizened face having witnessed all the vicissitudes of life had lost its vigor, Having embraced transience, I knew the profound truth that...
Eternal Damnation

Eternal Damnation

Year 3000 The sky is a raging inferno harboring vicious storms. Every tree in the parched landscape is reduced to a skeletal silhouette against the somber landscape. The earth appears barren and more like a hellhole. Having formed a totalitarian government the...
Storm of Passion

Storm of Passion

The night sky appeared turbulent with caliginous clouds. The howling wind intensified and soon thunderstorms lashed across the towering walls. Yet again, I was reminded of that stormy night when I first met her… Six Months Earlier My boat had capsized but I’d...
Songs of a Caged Mind

Songs of a Caged Mind

Deep within the cobbled alleyways of my mind, Past memories lurk and pulsate in ways unkind, Layer by layer accumulating dust, They crumble and gnaw causing my mind to rust, Those vehement thoughts play frame by frame, Ominous seems its vicious game, Unabated, it...