fiction

Bulb of a Wonton Shop

It is enough— Enough to be here, Beneath the bulb of a wonton shop.

Out of Body

I know of my feeble frame of its graying at the edges.

Migratory Animals

migratory animal Are you looking for a home?

FICTION / The plebeians in the twilight

It was the shade of the ashwath that vanquished all one’s weariness from the fiery heat of Choitro. Or else it was not possible for fatigue to be eliminated so quickly.

FICTION / The vanishing Ramanujan

The night after the story got published, Jamal stormed to my home at around 11 PM, drenched in the rain. That was the first and only time Jamal raised his voice against me

Reader Submission / States

"That’s why I have jars of jealousy, anger, sadness, monotony, but this – it’s important."

Love poem for the reflection in the mirror

I will not even begin with the skies

FICTION / At the birth of death

One sits silently. Her eyes blink sometimes. Sometimes her lips tremble a little, or they don’t tremble at all.

FICTION / An interview with Shakchunni

Behind the bangles that jingle ominously in the dark, there is a voice—a voice that has long been silenced

July 29, 2021
July 29, 2021

Dorothy in Wonderland

For wounded soldiers rarely feel, Of throbbing hearts and broken skin.

July 29, 2021
July 29, 2021

Greed

Not even the asters accepting your gaze.

July 29, 2021
July 29, 2021

The Midwife

I would remember a face like this if I had seen it around.

July 29, 2021
July 29, 2021

Paper Drifters

I am a photo of a person, printed in black and white, in a newspaper.

July 29, 2021
July 29, 2021

Your Sound

The sound of your voice is a song.

July 29, 2021
July 29, 2021

Shantinagar

Where could they live happily for the rest of their childhood?

July 29, 2021
July 29, 2021

Gone in the Morn

The creatures of the dark feed on fear. And hot sauce.

March 9, 2017
March 9, 2017

An Out of This World Grilled Chicken Experience

One-quarter grilled chicken. Naan. And a hell of a story.

December 19, 2015
December 19, 2015

My Best friend Zuko

One day I was playing cricket with my friends near a field of my house. That day the game was exciting and fun-filled but unfortunately it started raining, we had to stop playing and we took shelter under a tree.

July 19, 2015
July 19, 2015

3rd death anniv of Humayun Ahmed observed

The third death anniversary of prolific author, dramatist, screenwriter, playwright and filmmaker Humayun Ahmed, who mesmerised his fans with his strong works for four decades, is observed amid unabated downfall all the day.

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