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You can Hear the Whistle Blow a Hundred Miles

For most of us who live in cities away from childhood homes, a trip back home is always full of surprises and a walk down memory lane. We rarely get the time to notice the changes, not in the things we lost, but in the people we loved the most, our parents. And sometimes, when we stop rushing through busy lives and let the tiniest memories wash over our senses, we feel, a true sense of being, at home. Debleena Roy writes a short story.

Paper Memories

Children often gift their parents precious moments in their small handwritten notes on cards, which they offer for no reason other than love. What if parents are too busy to read these little notes? What happens when the children grow up and leave their homes, leaving behind these paper memories? Debleena Roy writes a poem.

A Traveller’s Diary

What would a reader of a traveller’s diary seek to know from its pages? What would its pages say? Debleena Roy pens her thoughts in a poem under the theme ‘Travel’.

An Application

An erstwhile top-notch detective has now begun teaching at a university, after he fails to solve a serial murder case. When looking for a Professor of Criminology for his department, he receives an interesting application. Debleena Roy tells the story under the theme ‘Mystery & Crime’.

A Bedtime Story

A couple struggling with a new baby – for the first time – in their lives rediscover passion. Debleena Roy tells the story.

A Day in the Jungle

Many a time, a day at one’s workplace can be very similar to a day in the jungle. Debleena Roy writes an interesting poem. Read on.

The Last Refuge

Sobhit – fast talking, full of life and dreams, and Akash, the determined, quiet archaeologist, take a vacation together. But Sobhit harbours a secret that Akash doesn’t manage to dig out. Debleena Roy tells the story.

Nothing to Lose

Sujata leads a rather uninteresting life as the rich-man’s wife until things take a turn at one of those ‘yet another’ social gatherings. Debleena Roy’s work of fiction tells Sujata’s story