THE REALEST

Ambling into his dimly lit room, Maruf hastily shuts the door closed, cutting off abbu mid-lecture about whatever nonsense he was yammering about.
16 November 2016

To Divinity

Vie, we win, we incept on Mother Earth.
9 November 2016

Crossroads

The nights could not have been colder; the air during the day could not have been any muskier. The place, it reeked of blood.
9 November 2016

The Festival of Joy

The sun poked me
9 November 2016

I Wish

It was 2 o'clock. The sky was clouded today, but somehow, somewhere in the distance, a star shone. Bright like the sun—only smaller.
9 November 2016

A Paradise Found

Beside a small town, there was a meadow. Nobody ever gave a glance towards it. It was always part of the surroundings.
2 November 2016

From Mirpur to Massachusetts

Most of us are familiar with the devastating occurrence of a very close friend or relative moving to another country in search of a “better future” and abandoning us for a lifetime.
2 November 2016

The Sapling And Life

There weren't any animals then.
2 November 2016

Adamantine

She is the storm that shatters the silence. She is the wave that breaks against the shore. The radiance of this surreal abode lingers in his eyes.
2 November 2016

Of Horses and Wizards

I furiously typed seven choice curse words involving horses at the wannabe Wiccan on the messageboard. M'gick or Mgick.com was where practitioners of The Art most often hung out.
26 October 2016

Your Mirage; my shelter

I used to look up at the starry sky
26 October 2016

Realities

"You're not real" Rida whispered as a rivulet of sweat trickled down her forehead. She kept on repeating it like a mantra, "You're not real, I'm only imagining," as if convincing herself more than convincing the figure before her.
26 October 2016

Sun Kissed

A gust of brisk air brushed her face as she stood under the sky, strands of her hair flying about. A stream of sunlight spotlighted her beautiful face, causing her to squint a little.
26 October 2016

Training Wheels

The little girl had a mixture of bewilderment and relief plastered to her face. She had swerved herself and her bicycle out of the CNG auto-rickshaw's path at just the right moment, narrowly averting the head-on collision.
19 October 2016

Her grave and the Amaranth

A butterfly sat on her grave, “Where are you from?” she asked.
19 October 2016

Dilemma!

Tangled and twined in tag of war
19 October 2016

HOPSCOTCH

The July sun heaved its rays of blazing light that reflected on the tin houses crumpled together and stung people nearby like needles of fire.
19 October 2016

Saudade

It was snowing outside. The white, smooth ice covered the whole front yard. The ambience was cold and harsh, yet had traces of warmth and comfort in its own way.
5 October 2016

The City of Rain

Owl hoots at midnight. Sun ray has just entered into its calculated ambit.
5 October 2016

Of Daydreams and More

I resurface to reality when he waves a hand in front of my face.
5 October 2016