January 19, 2025

Short Story

Different Truths > Post > Literature > Short Story

January 4, 2022
Abu Siddik
Short Story

Headmaster of Fatehpur

Abu pens an enchanting short story, exclusively for Different Truths. A cloudless afternoon in March at Berhampore. “Let’s have tea, Sir,” I hinted. As usual the retired headmaster did...

January 3, 2022
Atrayee Bhattacharya
Short Story

With Love, From Benares

For building the premise of sex-workers in Benares many literary pieces had delineated several tales. Zamindars and their consorts, atrophies of Baaijibaris over the time, the fate of their...

January 3, 2022
Olaitan Maryam Mojisola
Short Story

Endless Sleep / Five Decades of Red Roses

An open-ended short story from Nigerian author, Olaitan. The quaint mystery heightens the tragedy in Endless Sleep. The second story, Five Decades of Red Roses, is a flashback account of the...

January 3, 2022
Madhumita Ghosh
Advocacy, Short Story

The Haven

Madhumita talks of two inmates of an old age home, Sunanda and Manjula. While Sunanda made a voluntary decision and reasoned with her children, Manjula was cast away. The author...

December 30, 2021
Muddasir Ramzan
Short Story, Special Feature

Incredible Love

Here’s a Sudden Fiction by Srinagar-based Muddasir. He weaves the complexities of love between two people. We are introducing a regular column, Sudden Fiction*, exclusively in Different Truths. ...

December 30, 2021
Urooj Murtaza
Short Story, Special Feature

The Emerald Ring

Here’s an interesting love story in the backdrop of the partition of India. Urooj captures the tensions of the lovers belonging to different faiths. She also vividly describes the...

December 29, 2021
Dr Ashish Kumar Gupta
Pandemic, Short Story, Special Feature

In the Flummoxed State of Covid-19

December 29, 2021
Meenakshi
LGBTQIA+, Short Story, Special Feature

Kiran

Meenakshi tells us about Kiran, a transgender. She shows us the conflicts, trials and tribulations of such a person, who feels trapped in the body of another sex. Here’s...

December 29, 2021
Dr Jayita Sengupta
Short Story, Special Feature

Mandaravas

An enigmatic story that unfolds itself through metaphors and images, talking of dreams and desires, of love and lust and the quintessence of womanhood. This story is a part of the...

December 22, 2021
Shernaz Wadia
Short Story, Special Feature

Shernaz’s talks about hurt, pain and reconciliation of two sisters, Heather and Maya, through various twists and turns of fate and circumstances. A Special Feature exclusively for Different Truths. What...

Click to Read Permission Notice

Kindly Note: Articles can only be reproduced in other sites with due permission and acknowledgement to Different Truths. You cannot republish digitally or in print without acknowledgement. Authors & poets are also needed to heed to it. They too must seek permission to reproduce it elsewhere. They must help us protect their works from being copied and/or plagiarised.

subscribe