by Manidipa Bhattacharyya | Sep 7, 2019 | UniK-5
We hope. That’s our nature. We hope against all hopes. We hope when we know for certain that nothing could change. But there are times where that last flicker of hope dies and sometimes in that moment springs a miracle. Professor Shome was exactly at that point where...
by Manidipa Bhattacharyya | Aug 7, 2019 | Five00-7
-Remember, what you do will come back to you. -I know that. -Then why did you do this to me? -Probably you did this to someone and its coming back to you? -Hmm, I didn’t think of that! Let me see if I have duped anyone, ever… Umm…nah can’t think of anyone. -Think...
by Manidipa Bhattacharyya | Jul 18, 2019 | ArTales-17, DrNorth
Day 1 Sam was running, running away from an unknown danger. Beads of sweat covered his face, his heartbeat was deafening, his limbs were about to fall off. But he had to run. In the dark, he could not see that the grassland dropped into a cliff. Like the coyote in The...
by Manidipa Bhattacharyya | Apr 5, 2019 | Five00-6, Short Stories, The Choice
“Mama, can I go to the park now?” Raj pleaded. “Not now, you can go at 4 pm,” Radhika replied firmly with her eyes fixed on her laptop screen. “Shall I watch TV then?” The five-year-old was getting impatient. Session breaks were tiring for both the mother and son duo....
by Manidipa Bhattacharyya | Mar 7, 2019 | HER, Short Stories
It was business as usual. God was busy in the factory. A dog, a cat, a parrot, two ants, a man. He could not reach the end of the list. Rather there was no end to that list. His computer screen kept scrolling up with demands for replacement for every type of species....
Death at Midnight
Hiraeth
Hawk's Nest