Hey there, you! I’m so excited (and relieved) that the ‘Fall’ issue is finally here! It’s been an incredibly busy period for me, and for all of my fellow 12th graders, as multiple sets of all-important, life-changing, destiny-deciding examinations loom in front of us like humongous billows of smog, threatening…
To Cinema, With Love – Deep Cut Episode 9: When Idols Fall ————————————— Disclaimer: This article primarily talks about accusations made in the #MeToo movement against various directors and producers in the film industry. The article in no way wants to offend or belittle the victims, their struggles or their…
I dream of a cliff, Alongside which I walk for miles, In utter silence, Floating out and in Of the eternal abyss, Like a happy child, Ignorant of science. But then a blow Pushes me below The lucid clouds, Of pure innocence. And I fall, With no control, Into the…
Disclaimer: This story contains content meant for mature audiences. “Why do you poets never write about happy stuff? Your life cannot be this sad,” he says with a smirk as his fingers trace my eyelashes and cheekbones. “I am no poet, you know. I just write sometimes. When I…
“You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” The hero-turned-villain trope is a popular motif in movies. It’s an easy way to explain away the origin of a villain as well as his character and end goals. It is also one of…
In the Autumn Woods Torrents of wind howl in the air Rushing past the trees bare A cocoon of ruby and ochre envelops me Trapping me inside for all to see My pleas for help go unheard The world carries on, not hearing a word So I stop and suffer…
Ladies and gentlemen, I’ll take you all, through the blue tale of fall. A long-time back, I came across a leaf on my track. It yelled, “Watch out, please!” But in a second, its cry came to cease. For it was beneath my shoes, And all hell had broken loose.…
This fall was a harder and deeper one than the others. It had knocked any remaining wind right out of her lungs. She was tired of it, for every time she clambered out, she’d be pushed back in soon. It felt as if she had broken every bone, and she…
Fall…what is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear it? Is it what we call Monsoon or what we call Autumn? What even is the significance of it? To a few, it is the dull season of gloomy rainfall, tears of our Mother Earth, and Autumn…
It is a harsh town, much like its weather: winds playing with roofs, water jumping over swings in the park during the most extreme of days. Edith has become quite acclimatised to the nuances of living in this ‘town without doors.’ People here believe in letting in neither the unfair…
The word ‘fall’ can be interpreted in so many ways. According to the Cambridge dictionary fall is defined as ‘to suddenly go down onto the ground or towards the ground without intending to or by accident’. Contextually, the action of falling can be interpreted in different ways as is the…
It was a slow descent into irrationality— a step down the ladder, then another, straining not to lose her grip on reality. The last few rungs were slick and slippery; hands clasping, feet grasping—every effort proved futile. Her footing lost, to fall friction-free towards a chasm of misery. …
We always relate falling to a loss–– a sentimental transition, a period of distress. It’s all because we see ‘falling’ for its objectivity, disregarding its subjective nature. Personally, I believe that we’re all falling––falling to reach the end. As we grow older, our innocence gradually fades away; we might lose…
He looked at her in all her glory all long hair and bright eyes And he thought, here’s a girl I could fall in love with. But then she tied her hair up and closed her eyes and let out the loudest scream he’d ever heard And he thought, never…
in a country where, no is seen as yes a dress ‘too’ short is an invitation a neckline too deep makes you ‘cheap’ heels too high make your chances of getting home safe, steep lipstick too bright is not considered right where anyone who has a body is oh so…
As we fade into this life, barefoot and hairless, with just the clinging grasp of the mother, and the topical genetic look of the father gawking in surprise, for better or worse, we don’t know much, do we? We haven’t worked nights, or ballooned across the tracks of time, to…
