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The River
Part 1 - The Night A silent night, a silver moon Delhi's heart, had ceased it's tune. Empty road, my headlamps shone, What was late? I...
Kunal Lal
Feb 208 min read


Dinner is Served
Nitish checked the recipe book again, he definitely needed fresh basil. He had taken a half day off to prepare a special dinner for his...
Kunal Lal
Jan 184 min read


A Jockey's Love (Poem)
A chromium plated robot bold, Famed in glory as knights of old, Jockeyed spaceships, through the cold. People far oft told tales, Of...
Kunal Lal
Jan 121 min read


Colony (poem)
Do you dream of Alpha Centauri? And worlds ripe for hope and glory? Leaving behind, the pale blue Earth, This long cradle of our birth....
Kunal Lal
Jan 121 min read


The Middle Ages
Promila Aunty was knitting a scarf when her two fellow contestants entered the oversized drawing room. Astha Aunty wore another designer...
Kunal Lal
Dec 28, 20244 min read


Bird's Eye
Ashok slumped into the back seat of the limousine. The 80s Hindi song was lingering in his mind. Seene mein jalan, chehre pe yeh thakan...
Kunal Lal
Dec 22, 20248 min read


Slap Leather
In the torture chamber of dominatrix Madam LeStrange, the General moaned with pleasure. The raven haired Madam LeStrage, garbed in her...
Kunal Lal
Dec 7, 20245 min read


Blood Love
"My friend has scientifically proved that vampires can't exist". As this was said after the third round of drinks, no one said anything...
Kunal Lal
Nov 16, 20244 min read


The Boon
I slumped at the desk, my eyes sore, my back hurting and my mind in a dull fog. The clock in the corner of my screen showed it was...
Kunal Lal
Nov 10, 20243 min read


Dog Days
The pearly white of the gates were offset by the delicate rosebush. Fido sniffed around. Hmmm.. a scent of fresh pine and a distant hint...
Kunal Lal
Nov 10, 20243 min read


Me & Myself
"You know you are a loser don't you?" Vitriol dripped through the words from the phone speaker. "You are me. You asinine algorithm". I...
Kunal Lal
Nov 10, 20243 min read


The Voice
I remember it was October. The winter chills hadn't begun but my mother had insisted on bundling me to school in a sweater. That...
Kunal Lal
Nov 10, 20244 min read


No rest for a prophet
Heaven is a pain. Not in general, just for me in particular and it gets worse every year. I never imagined it being thus but that is how...
Kunal Lal
Nov 10, 20244 min read


A Fairy Tale
Far away, in the belt of Orion, there was a small planetary mining colony. Here lived two brothers, Rika and Smika. Their old father...
Kunal Lal
Nov 10, 20245 min read


The Blank Screen
Ian Fleming said that to write about extraordinary things, you must to some extent have led an extraordinary life. Ashok reflected that...
Kunal Lal
Nov 9, 20244 min read


OMG
Michael was trying to look apologetic and sympathetic. He was failing. "Don't worry about it" he said turning to the towering grey...
Kunal Lal
Nov 9, 20245 min read
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