Short Story: The Cost of Rai (Setu Journal, Dec 2024)

Dear Reader, Dropping in your inbox earlier than expected. I'm excited to share the publication of my short story 'The Cost of Rai' in Issue 9 of Setu Journal. I will look forward to your thoughts on this story, which is special to me. It brings the flavour of the hills of Garhwal to which …

The Phantom of the Opera

Hello everyone! Welcome to this month's WEP entry on the movie prompt 'The Phantom of the Opera'. If you would like to join with your take on the movie or read the other wonderful entries, please visit the website here. Before I add my piece of flash fiction, I'd like to give a background. The …

Close Encounter – The Many Faces of Truth

Hello and welcome to this month's post for 'Write Edit Publish'. The prompt for June, 2023 is Close Encounters of the Third Kind. I have chosen to interpret the prompt in my own way, keeping the spirit of the WEP intact, which says that you can take the cue in whichever direction you want to! …

Tomorrow is Another Day – WEP Challenge

Hello! Welcome to the first WEP Challenge, 2023. This month we would like to know what inspires you about the iconic film 'Gone With the Wind'. Here is what you have to do, FLASH FICTION, POETRY, NON-FICTION, PHOTO ESSAYS...POST 15 - 17 FEBRUARY 2023 SUBMIT your name and URL to the list below starting February 15 to the …

Published in Kitaab

Dear Readers I am glad to share that my story 'Footprints' has been published in the Kitaab which is a magazine for Asian writers and writing. The story is the editor's pick of the week. An excerpt, The door slams shut behind Chander. Dropping his bag to the floor, he walks through the corridor illuminated …

Moonlight Sonata – The Call of the Past

Hello Readers This month for the WEP, the prompt is Moonlight Sonata. I have a short entry, a dream sequence of one of the characters from a longer piece. It is merely a manifestation to help me understand the character better and seemed to go well with the prompt. I hope it makes some sense …