Category Archives: Novelette

"…and the world was silent again"

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Guria

This post has been published by me as a part of the Blog-a-Ton 35; the thirty-fifth edition of the online marathon of Bloggers; where we decide and we write. To be part of the next edition, visit and start following … Continue reading →

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The Masterstroke

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Guria

He was writing when Clayton stormed into the room. “Explain what’s going on.” He looked up, mildly irritated at being interrupted in his flow. Words, so frivolously used by the ordinary, were diamonds when the soot was brushed off and cut to gleaming perfection. … Continue reading →

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The Mystery

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Guria

This post has been published by me as a part of the Blog-a-Ton 17; the seventeenth edition of the online marathon of Bloggers; where we decide and we write. To be part of the next edition, visit and start following … Continue reading →

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Another Day

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Guria

Theirs was a small house in Sonarpur, just a few hours away from main town Kolkata. But it was their own house nevertheless. A simple two-storey structure with a little front garden and a backyard with a garage for a … Continue reading →

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Part 5: Go with the Instinct?

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Guria

Killing is never a solution. I don’t know what had come over him the last few days. Till a week or so back, everything was fine. Well, as fine as it could be for two strangers, a man and a … Continue reading →

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Part-4: When Hell Comes Knocking…

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Guria

Was it because I had been thinking about her? Should that have made a difference when I had never forgotten her in the first place? Or was it a much simpler reason? Like Punishment. For a man engaged to one woman, one … Continue reading →

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Part-3: The Calm

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Guria

“So you have a girlfriend?” I smiled over the onions and replied without looking up, “Yeah.” “Oh, where is she?” “Hmm, about six hours away. By flight.” “You must be missing her terribly, wouldn’t you?” This time I laughed, “You have … Continue reading →

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Part-2: Starting Over?

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Guria

“Avisa?” “Sharan?” We both smiled politely and nodded at each other. Between two people who meet for the first time while knowing that their lives from then on will be irrevocably changed, there’s nothing much to talk about and the … Continue reading →

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Part-1: Impressions

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Guria

At first I thought it was a recurring nightmare, and that I had been transported back in space and time to all that I wanted to forget. It wasn’t just disappointment that coursed through my veins, it was an utter … Continue reading →

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Wish

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Guria

Do we always know what to wish for? He always told me I was one of the blessed few who had the power of wishful thinking. A few blissful years after our marriage, I found out how strong. There was a … Continue reading →

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