Short Stories

Dear rebellious fighters,   I stand before you today, as the camouflaged strength within you. Although my life draws to a close, I feel surreally honored to have been able to mentor a coterie of revolutionary women...

  I couldn’t believe I was a part of the majestic hooding ceremony, after today I’d be Dr. Lorelei Bright.  In a grand amphitheater adorned with celestial motifs and vast cosmic murals, under the radiant...

"You’re a bazillion galaxies away from the planet Earth. This is the largest privately owned tactical training center, complete with R&D labs, life-boarding simulators. We do threat assessments and diplomatic training. All of you...

“I can’t believe it’s already July! Soon you’ll be leaving for your college this Fall; time to grow up girl. Now stop being dependent on me for all trivial things.” Bina’s muffled yet concerned...

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...

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...

“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...

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’...