Literature from India and the world over! Indian Literature Magazine
Fiction, Short Stories and Excerpts of Novels. Indian Literature and Fiction from India and the world over.
“Mole! Do you want us to come to get you from the bus stop? ” “No, Amma. I will walk home.”
The walk home felt like the placid prelude to an incessant storm. She evaluated the importance of the walk … [Read the rest...] “Faculty To Tears | Haritha T Chandran”
Instead of flying back to Karachi from Lahore, I decided to take a train and experience firsthand the conditions of the passengers traveling by second class. I got a seat in bogey number three in Super Express and the train … [Read the rest...] “Train to Karachi | Rafiq Ebrahim”
Damião Gomindes, licensed advocate – not one of those who practice in India because they’re not needed in Portuguese Timor, but an intelligent and well-trained legal agent dedicated to his clients – had two defects that took the sheen off … [Read the rest...] “The Hesitations of Damião and His First Love | José da Silva Coelho”
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The hour was nearly up and Dr. Clough, feeling more like a referee than a tutor, was deciding how best to put an end to it.
The wood-paneled room was handsome and cold—all the rooms were. Cambridge was cold. … [Read the rest...] “Property | Robert Wexelblatt”
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The guards, not wishing to make any noise, carried two pine chairs all the way from the commissary, set them down outside the prisoner’s cell, and sat on them. Birm and Erko, whose twelve-hour shift began at eight in … [Read the rest...] “SWITZERLAND | Robert Wexelblatt”
Our nest is old and used by many others before us. It sits in the crotch of a huge eucalyptus on a hillside overlooking the harbor. Directly below rests an orange-tiled estate where we hunt for bugs under its eaves, … [Read the rest...] “Under A Darkening Sky | Terry Sanville”
Dante’s sneezing blood
He didn’t know what he was getting into
on this tour
He should have taken a Caribbean cruise
His wife wanted a Caribbean cruise
or a week in an all-inclusive resort
where she could drink her brains … [Read the rest...] “Cameras | M. Krochmalnik Grabois”
Lavanya had woken up to the early morning phone call with a start. “Laavu?” Pillai Uncle’s voice had sounded hollow. “It’s about your father”. “Yes?” she breathed into the phone, her heart pounding. “Heart Attack. We couldn’t wait,” Pillai Uncle … [Read the rest...] “The Raaga Inside | Rama Shivakumar”