The Heart’s Prayer for Meaning
The Yellow Umbrella It was raining, the kind of soft, stubborn drizzle that smudged the world into watercolor. She was crouched by the side of the road, holding a bright…
The Yellow Umbrella It was raining, the kind of soft, stubborn drizzle that smudged the world into watercolor. She was crouched by the side of the road, holding a bright…
The Heartstrings He hadn’t told anyone he was shortlisted for the fellowship. Not because it wasn’t important—it was. But because saying it out loud would make it real. And real…
The Effort It Takes A few months ago, I sat across from a close friend at our usual café — the kind with chipped ceramic mugs, jazz humming softly through…
The Farewell Song It was the last day of school. The air was thick with a mix of relief and anticipation. Everyone was taking pictures, signing shirts, laughing a little…
A Cup of Coffee and a Crisis Amber was sitting in a café near her office, still wearing her ID Card like a leash. Her laptop was open, not because…
The Candle in the Storm Kabir sat in the darkness of his apartment, the only light coming from a single candle flickering on the table before him. The power had…
'The Man with No Footsteps to Follow' Raghav first felt the absence when he was eight. It happened on a school trip to a museum. The guide spoke of legacy,…
The Weight of Silence Aarav had been avoiding Mira’s calls for weeks. He had read her messages, seen the dwindling enthusiasm in her words, noticed how the exclamation points had…
The Price of Holding Firm Gaurav sat in the dimly lit office, his resignation letter clenched in his hands. The words on the page were clear, but the war inside…
The Echo of Others Amber sat on her bed, the blue glow of her phone screen illuminating her face in the dimly lit room. She scrolled absentmindedly through an endless…