by Aarthi Karanam | Feb 21, 2025 | short stories, Stories
I perceived my existence in this world when my eyes opened to a bunch of several of my siblings tickling each other and my ears getting torn by robust cries of a healthy newborn girl. Sustained by milk and healthy oil massages, we grew long and thick. It took me a few...
by Aarthi Karanam | Nov 21, 2024 | Stories
“It’s not rocket science,” said the voice that suddenly turned squeaky like a mouse maybe because of nervousness. Nervous you would be too if you were a new kid and a thousand pair of eyes were watching you, no? ……… Read more at this link…...
by Aarthi Karanam | Nov 21, 2024 | Stories
“Maybe I’m cynical but I don’t think any of this stuff works for someone who is truly broken. Serves us better to keep barreling forward and hope the demons can’t keep up so you might as well be who you are,” said Cynthia in a matter-of-fact voice……. Read...
by Aarthi Karanam | Nov 21, 2024 | Stories
It was the same dream, that visited him in his sleep every single night, for the past few years. That caused a strange kind of nagging in his bone; it was also the first thing that woke him up in the morning. The boy under the bridge sighed and opened his eyes,...
by Aarthi Karanam | Nov 21, 2024 | Stories
It was yet another day. Deepa sighed wondering why did the sun ever come up? Does he not get tired shrouded and decimated and gobbled up by the darkness every single night? ………. Read more at this link…...
by Aarthi Karanam | Nov 21, 2024 | Stories
You wake up one golden morning to realize you have fallen in love with the most perfect of men, your college friend. And when you were proposed with a red rose and the gorgeous man on one knee, you were surprised, overwhelmed and grateful. You accepted him and thought...
