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 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 3, 2023 | Short Stories, Memories
Everything around seemed to be an aching reminder of the muted past. The wafting aroma of strawberry cake from the nearby café piqued my nostalgia. The first bite of the cake was exclusively for me always. ‘Twas the same cafe that had witnessed two souls falling...
by Debashree Basak | Dec 2, 2022 | Short Stories, Horror/Thriller
I still quaver with rage for the way I was made to depart. The hysterical wails of my grieving family made me antsy but I was helpless that day. I’m jolted back to the present, with the warmth of mama’s hand on the granite headstone. Just like the way she’d graze her...
