by Debashree Basak | Jul 7, 2023 | Short Stories, Inspirational
Since my birth, I was incarcerated within the morbid, chaotic prejudices. I yearned for a breather to break free the feigned passage of time. None seemed to approve of my ‘non-girlish’ dreams, with questions like “…but why don’t you like dolls and frilly cute...
by Debashree Basak | Apr 3, 2023 | Short Stories, Magic Realism
I named her Dream. Her eyes have a bazillion stories to tell, the stories that weren’t judgmental but were enswathed in jejune hues of lost days. Her diaphanous flowing mane was a sight to behold. The single, spiraled horn protruding from the center of her forehead...
by Debashree Basak | Mar 11, 2023 | Short Stories, Inspirational
“Adapt to changes Learn to fly For in everyone Lies a butterfly!” Maa’s words reverberated in my ears. She was the first person who’d realized I was worth far more than the drugs I was doing way back then. I still reminisce about that fateful day, when Maa was...
by Debashree Basak | Feb 24, 2023 | Poetry
You instilled cadence in darkness I dislodged trust, while trying to look for brightness You filled our togetherness with utopian dreams I dug into my solitude, heralding dystopian nightmares Picking me up, you gathered my flinders Jettisoning hope, I dispersed all of...
by Debashree Basak | Feb 4, 2023 | Short Stories, Horror/Thriller
Life as a paranormal investigator, sure ain’t a cakewalk. But I stood firm on my unyielding resolve. Based on my immaculate and efficient track record, I was assigned the complex case of ‘The Wailing Castle’ located in the Sleepy Hollow. A legendary village in the...
