Pensive & Peppered

38 Stories Found
Mwana wa Bahari…Son of the Sea

It was a waning gibbous moon tonight. As the shimmering outline of the beach resort twinkled like fairy lights far away on the beach, the sounds of the gently splashing waves almost lulled the lone fisherman on his dhow to sleep. His late catch was…

Kites

Her pigtail always won her terrible nicknames. They touched that mad uncontrolled mane on her head and gave her all sorts of names. Piggy Peggy…

The Little Green Bench: Duels in Darjeeling

Inclement weather was to be expected this afternoon. Mira had heard the weatherman repeatedly say this from yesterday evening. The small portico of their bungalow…

Enchanted

As I peeked through a tear in the backstage heavy curtains, the ocean of darkness ahead engulfed me in a hug of quiet expectation. The…

Chachu

The storm last night was its worst this season. Kalboishakhi has been shifting ahead a few years now around their small village of Paramanandapur in Faridpur, Bangladesh. Early April…

Faraway Land

The shoelaces were tangled in a dirty knot. She spent a good amount of time bending over trying to untie them. With her fingers stiff…

আমাদের বোনদিদি …

জীবন মরণের সীমানা ছাড়ায়ে, বন্ধু হে আমার রয়েছে দাঁড়ায়ে… For her, it was a stillness we knew would come, eventually. A tale similar, yet vastly…

Taran’s Kanchenjunga

Taran’s room was small, but with a generous window overlooking the valley and the hills afar. His aunt would everyday replace the flowers on his…

Calcutta. And her Love Story with Trams.

Feature Image Credit: dailypioneer.com “রাস্তা চলেছে যত অজগর সাপ পিঠে তার ট্রামগাড়ী পরে ধুপ ধাপ…” Tagore The year is 1873. Calcutta echoes a strong colonial…