things i get out of bed for
coffee from fuelzone// the prospect of seeing your face// my friend’s laughter filling the mess during lunch hour// Mama’s daily calls// attendance//
Breath of Remorse
Author: Bitania Dearest Oxygen, It is with deep condolences that I inform you that today is the last day anyone will cherish your existence. Just like they chose to forget…
Driving Lessons and Other Musings
Author: Tanvi Jain I open my eyes from a not-at-all-deserved afternoon nap. My first impulse? Look at my phone.Oh, my screen guard is getting kind of scratched, I’ll have to…
19 Things I Think Of As I Turn 19
Guest Writer: Hrishita Ghosh Right now, you’re 19 and you don’t understand how because yesterday it felt like time had slowed its walk down to a crawl. Sometimes you remember…
Festival Nostalgia
Guest Writer: Hrishita Ghosh October rolls around and brings with it the Durga Puja— my Bengali heart rejoices inanticipation, every year. Every year, my mind becomes sick with bittersweet nostalgia,…
From Comfort Zones To Strange Dorms
Author: Arja Kakkad It's 1 a.m. and you are in your bed, scrolling through the endless stories of the Prateek Kuhad concert yesterday that you didn’t go to. Your eyes…
I Need Chocolate
Guest Writer: Aakanksha Garg I need chocolate. I have to have chocolate tonight otherwise I’ll fail my end sem tomorrow. I hadbeen sitting on my desk trying to absorb as…
This is not a love letter.
Guest Writer: Hrishita Ghosh This is not a love letter but I learnt to use a lighter today because you left yours on my bedsidetable and I was fiddling with…
The Naked Woman
Author: Debadrito Poddar The sound of the wind blowing. The sound of the leaves rustling. The sound of heavy breathing as she stared at her naked reflection in the mirror.…
The Shadow a Crown Casts
Author: Sthitee Mohanty Ah… I had hoped that it wouldn’t catch your attention. Sure, the curator placed it in the center, its central spike superimposed over the central pillar of…