Short Stories

The creaking stairs, the approaching steps woke up Shireen with a start. For the next few moments, but what felt like eternity, she could hear her own blood coursing through her veins, her heart beating in her mouth. Sweating profusely, less from the dampness around...

He carried the child on his head in neck deep waters, towards safety. Many many eons ago, heavy rains lashed the town. The skies above thundered, the earth shook with the vibrations caused. Everything was still except for the blinding rain which poured in torrents and...

The two horse trainers approached the stables on a moonlit night. There was a leap in their step, excitement writ large on their faces.  They pushed open the swinging door and almost rushed to the far end of the pitch black innards, when Ajay turned back and switched...

The kids had gone off to school. Hubby was in his office whereas I was safe at home. It was raining heavily. “Hi Nishu. I have reached office safely.”, Arnav called on reaching office. Then he added playfully, “Safe from your enticing charms which are forever on the...

Raghavan was having an anger fit. He just couldn’t understand his wife’s nagging since the last few days. “I am telling you, Radhi, we aren’t going anywhere. Please stop your constant whining. Let the people go wherever they want, we will stay put. Understand! You...

Picking up the bale of grass I started feeding Ganpya inside the cowshed. This big wooden structure housed our two oxes, Ganpya and Harya. While Harya was like any other Ox, Ganpya was something else. While he was an imposing, graceful animal, his large pair of gently...