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The Curse Of Nayata: Horror Story Of The Himalayas

The Curse Of Nayata: A Horror Story Of The Himalayas

On September 30, 2024 By Alakananda Bhattacharya In Fiction

Reading Time: 13 minutes Reminiscing The Past Horror “Is it really necessary? It’s a kids group. Think about their families and how much they trust us for sending their kids. Are we really to risk all that? Can’t we camp at another site near the shepherd villages…maybe at Barnala?” “You know very well Yashu, that’s not possible. It would disrupt the whole order of the trek. Nayata camping is a must, if we want to reach the base camp on time.” Yashvir got a little tense. He looked at Mannu, his fellow guide with a last attempt to convince him otherwise. “Bhaiji, think about …

A Short Poem: ‘As The Long Day Ends’

On April 28, 2021 By Seun In Fiction

Reading Time: < 1 minute As the long day ends, I stand and take stock. Of wounds old and new, shallow and deep, While the weary mind looks for sleep. Of friends far and near, of loves lost and found. Of hearts that beat to my name, of songs that have no sound. As the long day ends, I stand and take stock Of the pains I caused, and the joys I spread. Of the souls I nurtured or the untruths I said. Of the truths that hurt and the truths that didn’t. Of who I wasn’t and who I became.

Snake plant: Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love My Mother-In-Law’s Tongue

On May 3, 2020 By Devraj Roy In Fiction, Lifestyle

Reading Time: 6 minutes ‘Would you care to wake up today’? The clarion call from behind the trembling curtains was enough to jolt me out of my morning siesta – the last leg of your goodnight sleep. The extra five minutes of sweet nothings that you whisper in the ears of your comfy pillow. The time when you leisurely bid farewell to your slumber. You love to roll over, stretch, and squeeze. In the end, you find solace only through unconditional surrender. ‘Hello… Mr. Shameless Sleeper!’ The shout was more alarming than my timid clock. Reluctantly, I scraped myself out of the bed. It …

A Dream…or not!

On April 30, 2020 By Seun In Fiction

Reading Time: 4 minutes It was a dark and stormy night. I wonder why though. It’s almost some kind of a cosmic script is it, that events have to happen on a dark and stormy night? Actually, it wasn’t a dark and stormy night. It was a normal sliver moon kind of night. Som was sitting on his table next to the window watching the trees sway in the mild breeze, enjoying it on his hair. He could almost taste the salt in the air. This close to the sea, the air was full of the smells, and occasionally, the taste of the sea. …