Short Stories & Anthologies

7+ hour, 23+ min ago   (647+ words) Because KM Panikkar is really hard to pin down. I’ve often been asked how Panikkar saw himself, whether as a scholar, writer, lawyer, or historian. I hate to answer for my subjects, but evidence tells me that he thought of…...

2+ hour, 6+ min ago   (242+ words) At the Delhi launch of Amongst the Chinars: The Kaul Family Legacy, the former Supreme Court judge revisited childhood memories The launch of Amongst the Chinars: The Kaul Family Legacy in Delhi on Monday, was a literary evening that brought…...

4+ hour, 13+ min ago   (392+ words) by Rayees Ahmad Kumar Dr Nazir Mushtaq’s Tinkey, a collection of a hundred Urdu micro-fictions, explores social evils, fading values and everyday human experiences, offering readers and aspiring writers a compact literary study. I have followed Dr Mushtaq’s writings since…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (359+ words) Treat Yourself to ‘Little Luxuries’ In Our Newest Box — for 73% Off It is a truth universally acknowledged that a good story starts with a good first line. In TODAY’s “Cold Open,” authors tease their buzzy upcoming release by revealing and…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (166+ words) Rebecca Joines Schinsky is the Chief of Staff for Riot New Media Group and a co-host of the Book Riot Podcast. She can be reached at [email protected]. Jeff and Rebecca get existential as they ponder Franz Kafka’s legendary surreal…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (181+ words) View All posts by Vanessa Diaz It won’t take you an entire afternoon to read one of the great short stories of our time. All you need is an hour and a little curiosity—and if that curiosity is even…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (340+ words) You’ve spent over two decades working in the technology sector in the US. How did you become interested in the history of Aligarh? You argue that the real early history of Aligarh has remained obscure in the absence of a…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (1894+ words) Search by author name, story title, or subject. Mr. Sorbein had now reached the main event, the Decollation, and was preparing the setup when Mr. Frank sought me out. Seeing the men in royal uniform, I got up giving them…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (218+ words) An eight-year-old has won a national writing competition for her story about a tortoise. Aoibhe O’Flaherty of Pevensey Bay, was named winner of the Caudwell Children’s Little Writers Competition 2026 for her entry, The Tale of Terrific Tortoise. Sarah O’Flaherty, Aoibhe’s…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (545+ words) Published: October 10, 2026 at 1:18 PM IST A writer whose interests span South Asian culture, security and Urdu literature, Daneesh Majid is the author of The Hyderabadis: From 1947 to the Present Day. It is an attempt to recover the human stories that…...