Bruised Nail | Short Story

Have you ever hurt your finger in the office while slamming the drawer after a rough discussion with colleague? Did you ever find the staple pin prick your finger and blood ooze all out on your working desk? Or did you ever find yourself tripping over loose wires? These are some of the injuries you …

Vampire in Bombay

Halloween Special 2023 Prose. Enjoy 😀 Vlad the Dracula became Vladji Lal Baramkulla (also in the running was Vimal bhai in Boombai) If the sweat wont melt, the heat would burn. But Vladji Lal Baramkulla was used to the sweltering Mumbai hot summer that would reach 38°. What Vladji lal Baramkulla was not used to …

A Group Name- Short Story by Fairy Dharawat

A group of Vultures meet to decide their group name.

Horror Short Story Sleep Away by Fairy Dharawat

Sleep Away by Fairy Dharawat is about sleep deprivation and a chance to get well rested sleep with a brand new mattress.

Bus to the Airport | Dystopia | Short Story | 700 Words

The road was long, dark and empty and she had a wallet with a lot of cash and card in it. Her backpack was almost empty. But the sight was scary. The grass were not green but wore a night shade of thick darkness that camouflaged its bright beauty. The green grass on the side …

Finding Liberty – A 500 Word Short Story on Freedom

Every night Kittu used to get a nightmare where she used to run in a dark alley screaming.  She used to wake up to the sound of her alarm for school. After meeting school counselors, there was nothing to point out why her nightmares persisted. Stress on studies was one of the reasons, but Kittu …

Merry Christmas – 122 Words Story

A short story on Christmas & Demon. Enjoy!

How the Cactus Got its Thorn?

Short fiction I wrote 🙂 Based on imagination and fiction. Turns out this story has so much gore and death, it's an apocalyptic story! Maybe not suitable for children. More character development could be kinda nice, heh. Characters Kali the Cactus Anand the Asteroid Vivek the Vulture Long long long time ago In the jungle …

How to Write Characters with Depth

Community creator Dan Harmon said once, go to your phone book, and randomly pick up one character, and define that person with that one distinguishing quality. That's your story. Something like that can be done with stories too by expanding one quality. Here's the link to his interview. The question is on how to write characters …

Short stories less than 100 words

This is a copytest. I've given so many tests, and rejection slips though you get used to it, sometimes hurts a bit more. But a casual conversation brought up this thing that all these efforts tend to waste. Like they never see the light of the day. And even if they are not accepted, how …