Published inThe Memoirist·PinnedMember-onlyHey, There’s Blood On Your SkirtA memoir about menstruation and period stains — Note: All the names have been changed to protect privacy. Note 2: Menstruation in India is still a taboo topic. There are numerous restrictions forced upon a menstruating woman, various rituals to be followed once a woman attains puberty, shame and embarrassment associated with period stains, and much more. I…Memoir7 min readMemoir7 min read
Published inThe Power of Poetry·3 days agoMember-onlySilent NightMicropoetry — Micropoetry1 min readMicropoetry1 min read
Published inPromptly Written·4 days agoMember-onlyBirthing a New MePoetry Writing Contest response — How enraptured am I while I lather my skin with the Goddess of moisturizing soaps? Or soak my feet in balmy Epsom salts? Or just enjoy a quiet moment in the stillness of the morning? Or embrace the post-rain aura of the night? Or lose myself in Viparita Virabhadrasana? Or…Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Published inMove Me Poetry·May 24Member-onlyA Poem for My MotherA free-verse poem — You carried me through the battlefield toward this world and laid my heart like a royal lion in my hands. Roar, you said, when it was time, and I did. I moved through fears, through mistakes. I carried your flamboyance in my flamboyance. Mummy, before you bloomed, were you also hurt? Were you also drowning in insecurities? Once, you sang beside…Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Published inThe Lark·May 24Member-onlyThe Zeroth PatientA sci-fi short story — I wrote this short story in April 2020 as a part of a contest on Wattpad. It won the honourable mention in the contest. Now I have made some changes, upped the narration, and posted it here. 2049 Maya walked happily, her high heels click-clacking on the road, two shopping bags…Short Story10 min readShort Story10 min read
Published inBlue Insights·May 18Member-onlyPoem to MyselfA free-verse poem — Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Published iniPoetry·May 8Member-onlyFrom The Overcast FlyoverMicropoetry — Micropoetry1 min readMicropoetry1 min read
Published inMove Me Poetry·May 8Member-onlyMy MemoirA poem in the form of a Table of Contents — 1. Exceptional baby: Not even a whimper after the first inhale of the earth and its indefatigable spirit? — Pg 6 2. All things green; a year of not choosing purple — Pg 9 3. Of cute frocks, cool shoes, and lots of lies — Pg 12 4. The making…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Published inBlue Insights·May 7Member-onlyHeartstringsMicropoetry — Micropoetry1 min readMicropoetry1 min read
Published inThe Lark·May 6Member-onlyThe Last April AfternoonA free-verse poem — i. Only a poet can enjoy the felicity of devouring salted-caramel-brownie ice cream on the apartment’s balcony, with the silence of the April afternoon melting into the layer of chocolate, and the soporific breeze punctuating the unceasing solitude. ii. Somewhere out there, a woman enjoys a much-needed siesta, quelling the traffic in…Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
