• English - Romance

    The Penthouse Affair

    August 30, 2025 - By 

    Divya Chaturvedi Chapter 1 The Second Space opens with Arjun Malhotra standing on the expansive balcony of his newly rented penthouse, the evening sun casting golden streaks across the sleek skyline of central Bangalore. After years of relentless corporate pressures and the quiet erosion of intimacy in his marriage, Arjun had finally made the decision to carve out a private sanctuary. The penthouse, with its minimalist décor, glass walls, and the hum of the city muted beneath him, symbolizes more than just physical space—it represents freedom. Inside, every detail caters to tranquility: soft lighting, polished wooden floors, and strategically placed…

  • English - Romance

    The Blue Saree

    August 18, 2025 - By 

    Utsab Mukherjee 1 Shubhayan stepped out of the taxi into the sprawling expanse of the Kolkata Book Fair, 2025, feeling a mixture of exhilaration and trepidation. The early morning sunlight glinted off the vibrant banners fluttering above the rows of stalls, each adorned with stacks of books promising worlds unknown. He carried in his hands a small bundle of his freshly printed debut novels, the culmination of years of sleepless nights, scribbled notes, and endless revisions. The fair was already buzzing with energy—publishers hustling to display their latest titles, readers wandering between aisles, occasionally stopping to leaf through glossy pages,…

  • English - Romance

    The Monsoon Retreat

    July 29, 2025 - By 

    Leena Iyer 1 The train slid into the Konkan station just as the sky began to gather weight. Rhea stepped down with her backpack slung across one shoulder, her camera case banging gently against her hip. The air was thick with the smell of wet earth and seaweed, as if the land itself was waiting to exhale. She hadn’t told anyone she was coming here—not her friends, not her ex, not even her editor. Gokarna was meant to be anonymous, a soft, green escape with coconut trees swaying and time ticking at its own pace. She hailed a rickshaw and…

  • English - Romance

    When the Light Changed

    June 19, 2025 - By 

    Reyan D’Souza The First Red Light It began, as many quiet revolutions do, with something small. Aria was running late again—not disastrously, not enough to be fired—but just enough to skip breakfast, mutter at the broken coffee machine in her apartment building, and step onto the pavement at exactly 7:58 a.m., breathless. The traffic light in front of her office glowed a fierce red, holding back the swarm of pedestrians like a patient conductor. That was when she saw him. Standing across the street, half in shadow, half in light, holding a book in one hand and a bag slung…

  • Hindi - फिक्शन कहानी

    छोटे शहर की बड़ी बातें

    June 18, 2025 - By 

    अमित वर्मा भाग 1 मुरादाबाद का जून महीना हमेशा कुछ न कुछ लेकर आता था। कभी धूल भरी आंधी, कभी बिना मौसम के बादल और कभी एकदम अचानक बारिश। उस दिन भी ऐसा ही हुआ। मैं अपनी स्कूटी लेकर ऑफिस से लौट रहा था जब अचानक आसमान फट पड़ा। बारिश की बूंदें ऐसी गिर रही थीं जैसे किसी ने ऊपर से बाल्टी भर के पानी उड़ेल दिया हो। मैं भागकर सामने वाले पुराने पेड़ के नीचे खड़ा हो गया। वहीं बगल में एक चाय की दुकान थी, नाम लिखा था—”काका की चाय, 1982 से”। दुकान उतनी ही पुरानी लग रही…

  • English - Romance

    Pages from Kolkata

    June 18, 2025 - By 

    Riyaan Chatterjee Chapter 1: The monsoon had arrived in Kolkata with its usual flair—abrupt, unpredictable, and theatrical. The sky over College Street had been clear just thirty minutes ago, laced with the buttery gold of a humid afternoon, and now it was dark, moody, and rumbling with the kind of threats only a Bengal monsoon could make. Shubhayan Ghosh was stuck under the tiny green-and-white awning of Paramount Sherbet House, his laptop bag hanging heavy from his shoulder, his formal shirt uncomfortably sticking to his back. He had just come out of a client visit at Dalhousie and, against his…

  • English - Romance

    The Girl With The Yellow Umbrella

    June 7, 2025 - By 

    Aarav Sen 1 “It always started with thunder.” That was how Arjun knew she’d appear. It had been five weeks now—five rainy days—each one painting the grey canvas of the city with blurred headlights and shimmering puddles. Each time the clouds rolled in and the air turned electric, Arjun found himself at the same spot: the corner tea stall by the old bus stop at South Market Road. He’d cradle a steaming clay cup of chai in one hand and his sketchpad in the other. And then she would come. Yellow umbrella. Green satchel. Books tucked under one arm. Hair…

  • Assamese

    June 5, 2025 - By 

    অনুপম বৰুৱা গুৱাহাটী ষ্টেচনৰ প্লাটফর্ম নম্বৰ তিনত জনসতাব্দী এক্সপ্ৰেছ ধীৰে ধীৰে সোমাইছিল। সেই ভিৰ, সেই হুলস্থূলৰ মাজতো এজন ল’ৰাৰ মুখ বিশেষভাৱে চকুত পৰিছিল। ক্লান্ত, কিন্তু চকুত এটি উজ্জ্বল আশাৰ দীপ্তি। বেগখন কাঁধত পেলাই, ডাঙৰ ডিঙি উজাই আহি থকা সেই ল’ৰাটোৰ নাম — ঋষভ শৰ্মা। ডিব্ৰুগড়ৰ এটি গাঁওৰ পৰা আহি, গুৱাহাটী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ত Master’s in English Literature কৰিবলৈ আহিছিল। পঢ়াত ভাল, কিন্তু ভিতৰৰ মানুহজন অলপ নিৰ্জন। সদায় অলপ উজান-ধৰা চিন্তাৰে ভৰা। সাহিত্য, কবিতা, সপোন — এইবোৰেই সাৰঙ্গী যেন। প্ৰথম দিনটো, ষ্টেচনৰ পৰা হোষ্টেললৈ অহা পৰ্যন্ত — সকলো কথা যেন এটি নতুন গল্পৰ আৰম্ভণি আছিল। গুৱাহাটীৰ ঘৰবোৰ, বাটবোৰ, দোকান, পকেট-ভৰা ধোঁৱাঁ — সকলো…