Rebel…
A protest poem by Maya. She addresses the gender issue in a patriarchal system. I was not a rebel ...
Dead Soul
Here’s a dark enigmatic poem by Urooj. I stood on the hump-backed bridge With my arms hugging my dead soul… In the clear moonlight, the swirling waters beneath were...
My Wings have not Widened for a Trivial Love…
A poignant poem from Anca that speaks of the agony of heart-wrenching love. My wings have not widened for a trivial Love, You just have filled your emptiness… My...
The Gap
In this women-centric short story, Maya shows the generation gap between daughter-in- law and mother-on- law. How they are from different worlds, different times. The resolution is heart-warming. She has her...
Maya / The Backwaters
Here are two poems of Lily. The first one Maya is a tongue-in- cheek view of the various illusions of life. Her second poem, The Backwaters, transports us to beauteous Kerala....
Love’s Flavour Lost
Mamta explores the essence of family on the UN International Families Day (May 15), exploring the changing values and mores. Here’s Different Truths’ Special Feature on the UN International Day of...
Fleeing from Fears?
An evocative poem by Lily. She talks of fears here. Fears perched like petrified flies on a jaggery heap Fears like the whirlpool In a muddy monsoon puddle Choking...
The Poetry Leprechaun
Here’s Inca Write’s short story for Different Truths. I met Kevin one evening when darkness pulled a blind over the dusty window panes of the male ward. I did not...
Broken
A heart-wrenching poem by Maya. There’s fire in the chulha Daal simmers thereupon She watches it intent Lost somewhere… Screams all of a sudden as if pulled out of...
Pushpa
Here’s a short story by Maya for Different Truths. She looked substantially fine but for the over-ripened complexion and a little rowdiness in all her movements that perhaps she got...