When Cupid Strikes
Neha unlocked her phone for the 100th time and sighed. Waiting for a delayed flight is one boring job. And the Facebook was proving to be the perfect nuisance by spamming her timeline with mushy love posts. This over enthusiasm around the so called Valentine's day...
The Broken Spirit
house was grieving it’s inmates, who abandoned it. Its spirit was broken not the bricks.
My Husband and I, Maid For Each other In Our Lockdown Kitchen
Thank you Women’s Web for featuring my story. Friends, please read and share your feedback. Lockdown tackled with some warmth and humour circling around our basic need – Food!
Dedicated to Arnab Saha
Rescue Mission of the Secret Seven
https://writers.artoonsinn.com/rescue-mission-of-the-secret-seven/
A for Adda – Kolkata Chronicles
P.C. Caleidoscope.in With the ongoing lockdown, the Kolkata police is being extra vigilant to dismiss any gathering on the road. And who is giving them the hardest time of all? The adda thheks. Adda is an essential part and parcel of the Kolkata culture and Bengalis...
The Language Debacles
So the 2.0 version of the Modi Government starts with an education minister who had once claimed, “Astrology is No 1 Science in the World.” And a new controversy, “Hindi should be made mandatory in school syllabus of all the non Hindi speaking state.” Tamil Nadu roars...
Diary of a makeup-challenged girl
The clock was ticking away in glory and I was racing against time. The tiffin was packed, gulping down the semi solid oats and not-so-hot tea and a quick goodbye to hubby dear, I rushed down the stairs to reach office on time. A local uncle gave a curious look at me...
Author Article: Sreeparna Sen
My interview in Criticspace
When Will We Stop Selling Women Sanitary Napkins Wrapped In Black Bags?
Source: When Will We Stop Selling Women Sanitary Napkins Wrapped In Black Bags?
The Blue Conspiracy
what will happen when mother nature decides to take back what she gifted us to nurture and we, the humans started mistreating
The Secret Bond of Lie
Announcing the book: Tales of Wizardencil
Stories are a portable magic, they say. Such magical words about the beautiful world around us has been collected and complied from the nib of Wizardencil. Tales of Wizardencil is such an assortment of differerent kind of Microfiction, flash fiction and short stories....
A promise to herself
The Day Time Fell In Love
This is a story of long, long ago when the Earth was young and Time was younger. Those days Gods would often leave their abode to visit the Earth. Sporadic events of their romance with a mortal being or a wedlock were also not queer. Time was different from today’s...
Tale of two Worlds
Minu was lost in a deep thought. The shrill whistle of the cooker jolted her out of the trance. She busied herself getting the cups and plates ready. Amidst the clinking sound of the glasses and spluttering of spices on the frying pan, a conversation from the...
The Game of Hide N Seek
“Papa one more game, please.” “This is the last game for today. Then we will study. Promise?” “Promise. You hide. On count of ten I'll come to find you. One, two, three....” ************** “Papa, what are we doing in this filthy place?” “We are hiding, son.”...
A Godly Affair
Too much commotion was there in the office. Everybody was searching fanatically. The Supreme was sitting with knit brows and was looking askance. “No trace of the key,” they reported. He pursed his lips. This is a ploy. A conspiracy of his arch rival to destroy the...
Truth Or Dare
It all started with a simple “I dare you” in school. The challenge was to sneak a letter, more specifically, a love letter, into the school bag of Pooja. No romance was involved. It was just a dare. Pooja was the celebrated arrogant topper of the class who just...
Story of Two Unrequited Love
My bookstore mostly remains secluded during the afternoon. So I was dozing in my chair when a melodious voice stirred me up from my dream. “Excuse me.” And when I looked up, the most beautiful, starry eyes, were waiting with a copy of “Wuthering Heights”. She wore the...
You Have Got A Mail
The office premise was almost empty. In one corner, Riya was waiting alone in her cubicle, for getting the files signed by her boss. The files were important and needed by Boards of directors the next day. Even her boss is aware of the same. But today when Riya went...
অন্য কারোর দেশ
ফেসবুকে করতে করতে স্ক্রোল থমকে গেল হাত, আটকে গেলো চোখ একি ঠিক ই দেখছি? আতঙ্কিত কচি বুকে উদ্ধত তিন তিনটে বন্দুকের নল! ধূসর শহরে রক্ত রাঙা পথ শুয়ে আছে সারি সারি সাদা কাপড়ের রোল। কাপড়ের ফাঁকে কিছু মুখ দেখা যায় কচি কতই বা হবে বয়স তিন , চার, পাঁচ অথবা দশ। যারা দেখলো না...
The Interview
Uncommon things have always caught the fancy of the little mind who is the main protagonist of today's story. Though it was never evident whether they gripped her thoughts permanently or was just a passing phase, but this nature of hers was both a source of...
The Letters From the Land of Flamingoes
Dear Moon, How are you my precious? Hope this letter finds you in great health. Is my little princess angry with me for not sending a letter every week? I am so sorry, I could not keep my promise. But I know my princess is very understanding and she knows her papa is...
Love, Heartbreak & More
The first meeting He was the first friend I met in college. The average looking, shy girl from another city with no known faces, I was sitting all alone in the third row when he entered the classroom. Till date I do not know the reason why he chose the seat beside me....
The mysterious guy behind the closed window
Urgent meeting. Report to the headquarter immediately.-Read the whatsapp message. Aishi looked at the watch. It was almost 10 pm. She needs a strong excuse to go out at this hour. But duty comes first. She started thinking fast. ...