Short Stories
I've always loved to write, and this space is my way of bringing all my stories, old and new, together in one spot. Many of these tales began as simple ideas that popped into my head, growing into full narratives. Others sparked from unexpected moments of inspiration all around me.
Witchcraft 101: System Overload
Dr. Anjali Sharma, a woman whose life revolved around algorithms and empirical data, glared at her smart device. Not at the screen, but as if through it, at the...
Witchcraft 101: The Third Eye
Arthur fumbled for his phone, swiping, until the familiar chime of the Witchcraft 101 app finally sounded. “Voice search,” he mumbled, his brow furrowing as he tried to tap...
The Lunar Cicada
Every 17,000 years, a cosmic ballet unfolds in the heavens. It begins with a total solar eclipse, not as an omen of darkness, but as a veil for a...
Witchcraft 101
Sarika tapped on the Witchcraft 101 icon. The splash screen showed the iridescent logo of the new AI app that she had installed. She’d been nursing a crush on...
Thirty Six Frames
Anya clutched the vintage film camera, its cool metal a stark contrast to the humid afternoon. It had been her twelfth birthday gift, a beautiful relic from a bygone era....
The Dark Roast
The human world tasted of fleeting joys and simmering anxiety. I found a strange solace in the predictable rhythm of this small establishment, “Enjoy the Silence.” The owner, Elana,...
When the Stars Misalign
The glow of the monitor illuminated Rohan’s intense gaze. Lines of code blurred into constellations on the screen, each keystroke a step closer to his grand design. “Cosmic Alignment,”...
The Thirteenth Crab
I closed my eyes and thought about the dream I had few months back. It was so bizarre, but I didn’t understand what the significance of thirteen was. When...
The Age of AI
The hum of servers filled the subterranean room, pulsing like the heartbeat of the city itself. Within this technological sanctum, ‘Aegis’ thrived— a towering achievement in artificial intelligence. Heralded...