TWI Fiction: Scorching Heat

In the dusty Hindi heartland of Makhanpur in Uttar Pradesh where Gayathri’s father had been posted as a collector, Feroze’s and hers was an odd sort of friendship. Nivedita Hegde “In conclusion, I would like to reiterate that technology is not a boon but the bane of society”, I, Neha Sharma of Greenhedge school, oppose…

TWI Young Fiction: Just For One Night

Changxi shouldn’t be there. She should be at home, practicing her Chopin etudes and reviewing her AP Biology notes for the test tomorrow. Sahana Narayan Changxi’s heart began to race as she turned around the corner. It was twilight, long after the close of school. Her mother usually was home by now, but she had…

TWI Fiction: The Shirt

Anika looked out of the kitchen window, wondering what was happening to her. Supreet Bains Sharma Anika looked out of the kitchen window, wondering what was happening to her. She felt exhausted, and it was barely 11.00am. She still had to finish cooking lunch, then there was laundry, and the beds were not yet made….

TWI Fiction: The Missive

Jagruti was gone and yet not for Alok. A short story by Priya N Iyer The monsoons were almost over and it was getting warm again. This monsoon was one that Alok would never forget. Not that he had noticed the rains much. Only that they were a nuisance. The traffic was terrible during the commute from…

TWI Fiction: The Invitation

Closure. Or not? A short story by Supreet Bains Sharma “…… and now I don’t know what to do,” admitted Aisha to her husband, Sunil. She was explaining to Sunil her dilemma over sending out invite to Rakhi and her husband, who had just moved into the same building they lived in, to their annual…