by Gowri Bhargav | Feb 8, 2024 | Short Stories, Stories
“Tring…!” rang the phone punctuating the silence in the house. Shekar muted his office meeting and rushed to the living room to pick up his phone. “Hello! Is this Mani’s father? I’m Mouli, his class teacher. I have something important to discuss.” “Yes,...
by Gowri Bhargav | Feb 2, 2024 | Flash Fiction, Stories
“Achoo!” Santa’s nose was swollen red and his body was burning with fever. Christmas had been a grand success but unfortunately, Santa was down with the flu. “I’d told you to carry a flask filled with hot water and wear ear muffs. You never listen,” said...
by Gowri Bhargav | Jan 29, 2024 | Poetry, Structured
Mon Amour! Let’s weave our story in verses, dreary is the world mortal, Sculpting a fluid haven we’ll journey across realms surreal, Our souls would be garlanded with fragrant lyrical roses, Dreary is the world mortal, Mon Amour! Let’s weave our story in verses....
by Gowri Bhargav | Jan 25, 2024 | Poetry
January’s prompt by Beyond the Box required us to write Poetry/ Prose without the letter E. Here’s my take in Poetry and Prose 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝟭 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲 : 𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 Far away ‘midst chromatic sky, Mon Amour! You and I shall sail with spirits high,...
by Gowri Bhargav | Jan 24, 2024 | Book Review
Book: The Red Ganges Author: Monalisa Joshi Publisher: Chrysanthemum Chronicles Number of Pages: 275 The Red Ganges’ by Monalisa Joshi is the first book in ‘The Red Ganges’ duology. The story set in the early twentieth century Kolkata, vividly portrays the life of...
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