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...
by Debashree Basak | Sep 28, 2021 | Short Stories
Since the time I was born, 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 I was compelled to believe my dreams were delusional. Albeit,...
by Debashree Basak | Mar 17, 2021 | Short Stories
Every evening, Debbie still plays with that carton. “10, 9, 8, 7…..1… ready or not, here I come”! she squeals with joy. Uncovering her face, she runs around their verdant green backyard looking for her only son Dylan. “Okay.. Dylan, come out I say, Mamma’s getting...
by Debashree Basak | Jan 7, 2021 | Short Stories
Shankari felt relaxed as she retired for the day. The plush diaphanous comforter seemed to augment her somnolence. Just when she was about to doze off her thoughts dragged her into the abrasive and meandering lanes of the past. ** Despite being a...
by Debashree Basak | Dec 28, 2020 | Short Stories
Post lunch, Riyasha took out a book to read, when a tattered photograph of a teenager popped out. Three decades has elapsed, but she could still sniff her old self amidst her refurbished self. Her husband walked out on her, within a...
