On a rather cold summer night, I was at Shimla’s bus stand to receive a distant uncle. He was supposed to have arrived an hour earlier, but his bus had had a…
Category: Short Stories
Gautam Singh, Teacher Extraordinaire – A Short Story
In high school, apart from Science and Mathematics, Arnav was taking a class on Business Studies, a course he had chosen over Computer Applications. It was not a subject that he was…
The Letter – A Short Story
BY ANSHUK ATTRI Being punctual, I reached the cafe hour an hour before our meeting. I ordered a cup of coffee and took a seat near a window. Through the stained glass,…
The Condition – A Short Story
Now where’s the soap? Oh there, right. Yuck! What’s this on it? Slime? But well, a soap can’t be dirty, right? It cleans things. Yes? Yes. Yes. The water is hot! God!…
The Monkey with Morals – A Short Story
“Right here, Junior,” Mrs Monkey said, climbing over a ledge. Monkey Junior hung his head down and followed her. He saw his mother sitting outside an open window, looking intently at a…