Short Stories

MA!

It was that time of the year again when the sun shone itself for more hours than required. I didn’t like this time of the year – it made...

Brothers in Arms

“Babri now lay in rubbles. They are saying they have demolished the mosque.” “Really?! What do we do now Pranjit?” “Don’t worry Seema. We...

For Joy and Company | Bruhad Dave

The alarm rang at five in the morning. I woke up with the first blare and sat up amidst the rumpled bedcovers. The klaxon wailed four...

It Doesn’t Work Like That | Bruhad Dave

It was a very fine day at Ravi & Son. The shop had got a very large order for a variety of packed provisions that day, for the tourists...

The Escape To Life | Bruhad Dave

Bruhad Dave Budapest, March 1874. The night outside was pleasant and a mild breeze was blowing, rustling through the trees and making...

The Psychotherapist | Bruhad Dave

Bruhad Dave The man in the white doctor’s coat moved steadily through the stark powder blue corridor. It smelled of surgical spirits and...

Into Death’s Embrace | Bruhad Dave

Bruhad Dave The year: 1916. A shadowy little cemetery. Trees and grass all around. Snowflakes of every shape imaginable, fluttering down...

Hiding | Bruhad Dave

Bruhad Dave There was once a boy who, despite his brown hair and brown eyes, was never thought of as a ‘brown’ person. If you knew him...

Greed: One For The Children| Bruhad Dave

Bruhad Dave A long long long long long long time ago, it was just three days after the earth was born and all the little animals were...

A Battle Far Above| Bruhad Dave

Bruhad Dave The first character of the grand play made his sufficiently grand entrance. It was a huge, and I mean huge, swordfish. His...

Nightmares|Bruhad Dave

Bruhad Dave Simon was in the CIA. But his job was even more secretive than what was usual for the Agency. He was their inside man in Area...

Don’t Keep the Door Open|Bruhad Dave

Bruhad Dave Little Jonny and his sister Lizzy were playing on the front lawn of their house. It was a sunny day. The sprinklers flashed...

Mechanical Justice|Bruhad Dave

Bruhad Dave “The resonance of the drum beats startled me out of my sleep,” said the little man. “Do you deny that you were sleeping on...