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...
by Debashree Basak | Jan 9, 2023 | Poetry
Vessel that motivates Erects hopes and creates Simply feeds on our faith Subtly salving our scathe Expunging total fears Lives in us through the years O’ divine creator Free us from greed greater Your glory we do seek Of your credence we speak Upon us, let...
