Fable Factory
The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in your House
If they knew, your mother would have said, “It’s in your head, darling,” and your father would have screamed, “Put that head in the toilet bowl where it belongs.”
Leafhopper under the vast purple sky
In that world, ignorance amassed like water near the roots of a cypress tree.
The Last Few Fries
The place had no soul or spirit left, and it was evident in the colourless walls, the unclean glasses, the empty eyes of the server who left me a menu card.
Fable Factory / So long, goodbye
As I turned around to reply, she was gone.
Fable Factory / Love will live
Or will you bloom into a new life with me?
Fable Factory / Storytellers
“It was where people crafted stories, my boy!”
Fable Factory / Concrete sorrow
We grasp on and we hold tight.
Fable Factory / Chander Buri and an insomniac’s drivel
I’d never felt sadder at the prospect of not being a part of someone else’s story.
Death of a novelist
The infallible whiteness of the walls, the omnipresent smell of disinfectants, and the fields of artificial grass come back to me. Swimming before me are visions of smiling children and the legions of overworked childcare professionals constantly at their service. Every blink threatens to permanently relocate me to their world of ceaseless laughter.
The Last Man in the Janaza
“You’re 20 minutes late, there’s no way I’m letting you in,” Dr Faisal said in a cold voice with a smirk on the corner of his face. His smirk is one coated with joy and glory.
Afternoons at the Bijoy Sarani signal
“I wonder what she’ll wear tomorrow,” he mumbled as his eyes drooped shut.
The Plainsburn Residence
The Plainsburn Residence had sat at the edge of a huge forest for generations, acting as its steward and protector.
When Time Stops
For the lesser the days, the weaker the youth
Double Dream of Dhaka
I see flicker the auroras of Jupiter.
Love won’t you look at me
Does the crowd bother you?
Ice in the veins
Filled with rage, his fast-paced strides switched to a quick sprint.
Thanatos
It was planned that Thanatos would remain on Earth for three years.
Caw!
The crow flew past Kaiser and sat on a fence to get a closer look at Kaiser’s crying face.
Three Wishes
It’s never the things that matter.
