Flash Fiction

  The mountains of Kodai looked mystically serene with a blanket of mist. Muthu’s tea stall was perched atop a rocky mountain. His business seemed to be enveloped in a…

“I will not let you commit this heinous crime. Don’t you know that poaching is illegal? Better back off,” warned Munshilal, the forest guard, to Neil and Ramlal. “Ha Ha!…

“Do you think we can do this?” asked Pete. “Of course! Let’s strike this place off our bucket list,” said Jim. The soaring temperatures burned their skins and drops of…

“I lost to you in the race last time. I am sick of being called ‘The Lazy, Overconfident Hare’. This time I’ve decided to be more attentive. I want our…

“Martha! I knew you would come. The Sun might stop shining someday but there is nothing that can stop you from coming here, every year, on the same day,” said…

“ Mom, did you say Grandpa was a cryptologist for the Indian army?” asked Deepak.   “ Do you even know what that means?” asked his mom Meera.   “They…

Chaaya’s kohl smudged eyes sparkled with delight. She admired her reflection and imagined what it would be like to be garlanded by Neel. As the gentle zephyr swayed her hair…