Category: Short Stories

The story of hot chapatis and chatpata chicken

Posted in Aks Corner, family, Gender Equality, Sexism, Short Stories, The Couple15 Comments

Rajiv and Aria had one thing that they both absolutely loved, in fact it was this common love that made them meet, date and decide to to tie the knot. It was the love for chicken! They first met at the opening of a new restaurant in town which had come up with an innovative… Continue reading The story of hot chapatis and chatpata chicken

No longer a fairy tale #SundayPhotoFiction

Posted in Abuse, Aks Corner, family, Gender Equality, Micro Blog, Micro Fiction, Micro Tales, Self Love, Sexism, Short Stories13 Comments

Deep down in the woods, lay a big bad wolf who ate up little girls. So keep your eyes down, hide yourself in your cloak, do not talk to strangers and do not take a detour. Wasn’t she bored of these silly rules which applied only to girls? So she broke them one day. She… Continue reading No longer a fairy tale #SundayPhotoFiction

7 year itch #BarAThon

Posted in Aks Corner, family, Friendship, Love & Relationships, Short Stories, The Couple30 Comments

Asmi ‘s fingers trembled as she deliberated if she should click the button on not. Her best friend Payal’s voice rung in her head ” Just do it yaar! Its not a sin. Everyone deserves some fun in life. Its ok to be selfish for a change, think of yourself instead of hiding behind that… Continue reading 7 year itch #BarAThon

Around the world in 60 days #BarAThon

Posted in Aks Corner, Self Love, Short Stories, Travel stories50 Comments

I always dreamt of roaming the world- the snow clad Swiss mountains and the museums in Paris, the blue waters in Miami and the skyscrapers in New York. The hiking trail in Hong Kong and the busy streets of Tokyo. The bus ride in London and the shopping streets in Milan. I wanted to see… Continue reading Around the world in 60 days #BarAThon

And I found a way to my man’s heart #ShortStory #BarAThon

Posted in Aks Corner, family, Self Love, Sexism, Short Stories, The Couple37 Comments

Salma bit her lower lip as she looked for answers to her misery. Should she give her consent to marry Habid? A boy she had not even seen in real life. She had great dreams about her life partner. She wasn’t keen on the tall  dark handsome thing, it felt like a farce to her.… Continue reading And I found a way to my man’s heart #ShortStory #BarAThon

Nothing lasts forever #WriteBravely #ShortStory

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Sanya held a fistful of white sand in her hand and then let it go. She watched as the sand slipped through her fingers and touched the ground. It seemed like she had no control over the sand slipping through her hand, just like she couldn’t control time that had slipped out of her hands.… Continue reading Nothing lasts forever #WriteBravely #ShortStory