by Debashree Basak | Dec 2, 2022 | Short Stories, Comedy
A few decades have passed by since I last heard that kinda ‘music’ (if at all, I can call it music). As an adolescent my sense of music was rock-bottom in the truest sense. My mom used to yell her lungs out, with her incessant rants “switch it off, will you? These...
by Debashree Basak | Dec 2, 2022 | Short Stories, Horror/Thriller
It’s the same nightmare! Every time I see her ascending the stairs to that picturesque but haunted palace. Extreme fear floods my body coursing through every vein, bone and organ as I see an ominous ray of light glinting on her lustrous mane. Earnestly trying to...
by Debashree Basak | Mar 23, 2022 | Inspirational, Short Stories
Since my childhood, I was coddled and cosseted by my parents and grand-parents. As a result, I’d unintentionally fanned the notion of being everyone’s favorite and hence grew my nascent version of “Philautia”. Also, my mother instilled in me my life’s Mantra...
by Debashree Basak | Feb 13, 2022 | Short Stories, Inspirational
Svale used to say, “Consider yourself a newbie while learning, and life will reward you opulently with lessons that are worth cherishing”. Despite being a recipient of the Magsaysay award for his exemplary contribution in the field of art, he ardently continued to...
by Debashree Basak | Jan 3, 2022 | Short Stories, Inspirational
Shankari’s past and present are far removed from each other and she’d lived many lifetimes in between breaths. Today she’d completed her happy second year of city life. Shankari wasn’t equipped for so much happiness, hence often she gets dragged into her past. **...
by Debashree Basak | Dec 28, 2021 | Short Stories, Life
The wafting aroma of honey cake from the nearby café triggered my nostalgia. ‘Twas the same café that had witnessed two souls falling in love. The mandatory tea, honey cake and shortbread cookies were her absolute favorite which eventually forged its way into my...
