Molu And Tushka:Part 7

Molu And Tushka:Part 7

Uma Iyer has dreamt of Molu, a mischievous six-year-old for almost a decade now. She shares with the young readers of Unboxed Writers, ‘Meet Molu,’ a yet to be published first book of hopefully what would turn out to be a Molu and Tushka series. Agni, or ‘Molu’ as she is commonly referred to, is a six-year-old girl […]

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The Family Hotel-Part 8

The Family Hotel-Part 8

  Acclaimed author of The Dollmakers’ Island, Anu Kumar brings a treat for the readers of Unboxed Writers in the form of an unpublished novella that will be carried in nine parts. Here is a brief introduction.  Three generations of a family have maintained a hotel that suddenly finds itself close to a new boundary line when India and Pakistan are partitioned. And as guests […]

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Speaking Walls…

Speaking Walls…

She dragged the last suitcase inside the room and flopped on the couch. She heaved a sigh of relief, closed her eyes for a moment and dozed off. A creaking sound woke her and she opened her eyes, squinting at first, then wide as she realized she had left the main door ajar. She got up to shut it. […]

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The Keepsake

The Keepsake

She stood at the end of the long gali. He was waiting still. Standing patiently, peeping from behind the yellow minaret next to the big gate. Hundreds of pigeons sat on the gate’s rusted iron rods and the pale, cold cement of the boundary wall. She did not take her gaze off him, nor did he stop […]

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Omnipresent…

Omnipresent…

Alarm rings at 4.45 A.M. Brush. Drink one litre of luke warm water. Jogging outfit on. Leash the dog. Run for 45 minutes Stretch for 15. Get home. Hard boil two eggs. A glass of milk. No sugar. Shower. Formal white shirt. Formal trousers. Matching tie. Shining shoes. Instruct maid. Leave for work.  Check mails. Answer […]

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For Those Who Read Us..

For Those Who Read Us..

 Unboxed Writers began reaching out to readers in March 2011 and in April we are nearly 140 stories and many thousands of clicks old. Yes, we are being read and shared but there are days, to be honest, when we wonder. No, not about we why are writing. We do not question the joy of reaching out every single day to every single person who […]

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