Category: short story

  • Ice cream

    Ice cream

    In a haunting memory, Kash recalls how a simple ice cream stain triggered his deepest fears and traumas. As he navigates through therapy, old wounds resurface, shedding light on his present struggles. Dive into Kash’s journey of self-discovery and healing, where a child’s innocence collides with harsh realities.

  • Little Close to home

    Little Close to home

    “Lizzy, Lizzy, Lizzy, come back here this moment,” Helen shouted at the top of her lungs. The sun beat down on her, causing her palms and feet to sweat. She felt out of breath as her toddler, Lizzy, ran freely across the garden, laughing without restraint. Lizzy’s exuberance knew no bounds, even as she ignored…

  • End Road

    End Road

    The end is where I found you, where I found us. Even though the path has been nothing but a pebble-filled, unconstructed road, and I keep falling and bleeding all over those rocks, you, my love, are worth it. Can you hear the beats of my heart when I said goodbye to you that day…

  • Last Night Journal

    Penning down my thoughts as I wait for my network to resume its work when electric power returns and I would be able to go back to writing my own fucked up world that held me in a chokehold while I beg for mercy. My words are jumbled in my mind and no coherent thought…

  • Hatchling

    Hatchling

    Warning: A disturbing scenario involving child abuse, Mature Content. Joey sits in the corner of my class, watching as the other students leave. His face shone as sunlight fell on him from the open window. He didn’t move nor did he make any attempt to speak, waiting patiently for some instruction. In another life, he…