(Trigger Warning: Suicide. Suicidal Thoughts) (Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction based on true stories.) Dear Diary, I sit dreaming. Dreams of fantastical realities where I am not treated like dirt. The days were cold and I was alone in my house. My friends had chosen to travel to their hometowns to be with... Continue Reading →
Short Story #2: Julianne
(Trigger Warning: This short story contains instances of rape and physical abuse.) (Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction based on multiple true incidences.) He’s pious they said, “Almost Holy”, “A True Christian”. I believed their empty lies as I extended my hand to bear the ring on my finger as he bore mine. We... Continue Reading →
Short Story #1: The Migrant Worker
A short story based on true events.
Walking Together In Life’s Lanes
Dearest Readers, I entered a hiatus, not out of indolence or choice, but because life at times tends to take the words out of me; shrouding the words that I wish to use to convey beauty at the behest of my soul. It took a while for the sea of clouds covering my mind to... Continue Reading →
Sonnet #7: To An Elusive Muse
My warmest greetings to my dearest readers. In my indolence, I avoided publishing all my poetry; my indolence and the fact that I felt daunted by the possibility that my poetry wasn't beautiful when mused upon. I feel that two things in this world are terrible in the heart of a writer; firstly, it is... Continue Reading →
Velut Luna (Like The Moon)
I bid my warm greetings to all my readers upon my return from another long hiatus. It was another brutal bout with life and I think I came out on top this time. And that is precisely why I thought it'd be better to talk about these spectacular bouts we have with life every day.... Continue Reading →
Villanelle: Like A Tree In Fall
Fond greetings my dearest readers. For a fair amount of time have embarked on a grand venture to do my best in reviving the poetry forms of the bygone age. And it has been rather a hard task to accomplish; as it has presented a lot of hardships to me despite being a golden age... Continue Reading →
Sonnet #6: Kaveri
Good day to you, my dearest readers. On this day, I'm going to recount the story of the rebellion in the streets of Tamil Nadu over a river. We've all heard or seen one or more feuds over natural resources, wars have been waged to assert control over nature. When in reality, the principle is... Continue Reading →
Sonnet #5: The Curse Of Mnemosyne (Anniversary Edition)
Ah, my dearest readers, a year has passed since I embarked on this endeavor to express myself and bandying about my emotions and ideas through carefully constructed prose and poetry straight from the bosom of my soul. I hope and I pray that every word willed out of me, entertained you, gave you something to... Continue Reading →
Hawking’s Conquest of a Sea of Stars
Greetings my dearest readers, it is with a heavy and sorrow laden heart that I write this eulogy to one of the greatest minds in the brief history of time. After reading so many impersonal eulogies, elegies and tributes to a man who was widely and deeply loved, you might think this, as just mere... Continue Reading →