by Manikya Veena | Nov 14, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Fiction
I saw the man for the first time in Budapest on the Széchenyi Bridge. The chain bridge connected the western and eastern parts of what was once two cities, Buda and Pest. We exchanged a smile, as any two people might. Standing a few feet apart, we saw the Parliament...
by Udai Singh Pathania | Mar 2, 2019 | Fiction
Pathankot, India. The boy put down his Commando comic and scrambled up the stairs of the farmhouse as fast as his six year old legs would take him. He opened the door and ran to the far end of the terrace where his view would be unobstructed by the mango trees in the...
by Rajesh C.Oza | Feb 11, 2019 | Books, Fiction, Lifestyle
The original title of this review was intended to reflect hope. I had already written the opening sentence of the review: “Be wary of dismissing the sweetness of one persimmon because a different one, albeit still a fruit called by the same name, has left a bitter...
by Geetika Pathania Jain | Aug 19, 2018 | Fiction
They hung in a noisy jangle a few inches to the left of Padma’s well padded belly button, tucked snugly into her sari’s waistband. Keys of iron and brass, jostling each other around a communal ring meant for expensive Harrison locks and cheap padlocks. The center of...
by Vinod Rihan Pathania | Jul 8, 2018 | Fiction
The doctor stepped off from the tonga (horse-carriage) at Jalalpur Jattan Railway station, in Pakistan, the horse whinnying as he did so. “We will meet again soon, I hope,” he said to the tongawallah (horse-carriage driver). The younger man nodded. “Inshallah.” ***...
by Manikya Veena | Apr 13, 2018 | Fiction
You are completely crazy. In the past you have called yourself fat, stupid, lazy, and clumsy—all of which you are, to some extent or the other, but not crazy. Not until now.You are vacating the house, your home of four years. “I think it’s a good idea to take a break...
