Chistmas Special: A Portrait from the Past

Posted by Soumya Mukherjee at 11:10 PM

The family portrait was taken a year back, as he looked at it for a while. Sally had his eyes, while Tom was everything he found attractive...

The Induction

Posted by Soumya Mukherjee at 7:15 PM

She parked her car hurriedly, almost hitting the pole nearby. Getting out of the car, she could see the beastly flyer of Dr Ryan's Clin...

The Biker Who Could Bend Time

Posted by Soumya Mukherjee at 9:15 PM

A cloudy weather on a weekend meant Auro would be surely taking his fabled sports bike out that morning. Auro had bought it entirely with h...

Mr Smith

Posted by Soumya Mukherjee at 6:09 PM

The flight landed amidst a foggy runway. Everybody peered out, waiting to leave the plane. Mr Smith checked his watch. 10 minutes early. &#...

Sleep Paralysis Afternoon

Posted by Soumya Mukherjee at 12:54 AM

It had been a rough week for him at work , stretching beyond the normal office hours , swigs of coffee going in like his body constituted o...

I Dodged a Rocket and Survived to Talk About It!

Posted by Soumya Mukherjee at 8:09 PM

After catching the The Judge for the second time in theaters today, I was satisfied that I didn't spend my precious Diwali afternoon wa...

The Late-Night Shift

Posted by Soumya Mukherjee at 12:19 PM

It was getting late. Eyes glued on the screen console, he kept typing with his earphones on. He paused for a sip of coffee before he could ...

Conversations Under Low Light

Posted by Soumya Mukherjee at 2:10 AM

"Could you turn out the lights? " "I will,  if you ask me nicely. " "Haha sure. Turn out the lights." &qu...

The Dream of a Conversation

Posted by Soumya Mukherjee at 10:18 PM

The following story was picked as one of the Best of 2014- Tangy Tuesday Picks Edition at BlogAdda.com.  "I miss you." &qu...

Waking Up

Posted by Soumya Mukherjee at 2:21 PM

He got up with a start. The world around him seemed hazy and distorted. A weird feeling was gripping his head. I want to sleep, don...

Buster, My Savior

Posted by Soumya Mukherjee at 10:04 PM

     [ Based on an incident I had experienced in my childhood ] My wife and I decided last summer that we would be moving into this fa...

The Delay

Posted by Soumya Mukherjee at 1:53 AM

This post was featured in BlogAdda's Spicy Saturday Picks listing, for the week ending April 26. Read the entire list of amazing p...

Stillborn Story

Posted by Soumya Mukherjee at 6:25 PM

Ever since the fateful incident occurred, she was continuously in a state of shock and sadness. Hopelessness would mix with immense frustra...

An Uncertain Ending

Posted by Soumya Mukherjee at 2:21 AM

This post is featured in  BlogAdda's  Spicy Saturday Picks (Feb-15, 2014). Check out the entire list of selections  here . The...

The Premonition of Death

Posted by Soumya Mukherjee at 10:42 AM

This post is featured in Blogadda's Tangy Tuesday Picks (Dec-3, 2013). Check out the whole list here . I am going to die. Soon. ...

Pizzas and Side-Orders!

Posted by Soumya Mukherjee at 12:46 PM

We all are pizza lovers. Except for a few who 'claim' not to be (but I can bet their asses that they too eat pizza secretly) , we j...

The Eastern Comedian

Posted by Soumya Mukherjee at 11:08 AM

'The Eastern Comedian'  was a well-known name in the alleys of Kolkata in the early 20th century. He used to do his shows for free ...

Realizing Supernatural..

Posted by Soumya Mukherjee at 7:39 PM

A relative of mine had died a few months back. I never got a chance to familiarise myself with him but he was a very close relative belongi...