Kazi Shahid Shawkat Until her first child died into the second week of its birth, Beethi was in a trance with some half hearted struggle to accept the inevitable and a false concentration on trying to become an ideal housewife. Eighteen years is not an immature age for a girl to be married off. So w[...]
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June 1st, 2010 - 12:00 am § in Stories
Floral Touch
Kazi Falguni Eshita It was a pleasant, spring morning. The sky wore a shiny blue dress. A little magpie whistled sweetly. Clean, white curtains covered the windows. The round clock on the wall ticked slowly. [...]
May 1st, 2010 - 12:01 am § in Stories
Invisible bond
Kazi Falguni Eshita “Fariha, dear, are you ready?” Mrs. Rownak Rahman sounded quite impatient. She did not like to wait for long. “Coming, mom, just a minute please.” A soft voice replied immediately. Soon after, a trimmed figure could be seen climbing down the stairs. Simple, white shoes ma[...]
April 1st, 2010 - 12:01 am § in Stories
AN EVENTFUL DAY
SHIFAT NAZMEE Strange as it might seem but it’s true. ‘Change’. Whether it be winds of change or a series of revolutions bringing in changes, throughout the entire day there would be some time or other when we would wish for a change. But nobody ever gave a thought that what they are currently[...]
April 1st, 2010 - 12:00 am § in Stories
Down From Paradise
Kazi Falguni Eshita From the abyss Where lies no mortal eyes Departed soul, come to me Awakened, thy form, and breathe once again. [...]
February 1st, 2010 - 12:01 am § in Stories
Silent Witness
Kazi Falguni Eshita I’m a pentagonal piece of glass bound inside a floral, wooden frame. A recorder of changing moods, a silent witness of her daily activities. I’m a part of her dressing table – THE MIRROR. I knew my little mistress’s family even before she was born. I have seen her mother [...]
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February 1st, 2010 - 12:01 am § in Stories
Going down in history
Barjana Umama It was past midnight. In the silence of the night, jackals were howling and announcing about the part of night. The wind was blowing gently outside and murmured in the trees next to the window pane. Night guards were whistling sometimes. Most of the families were asleep. Only I was awa[...]
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January 1st, 2010 - 12:01 am § in Stories
Humour Story: Professor Panini
Matthew Grigg Before my many years’ service in a restaurant, I attended a top science university. The year was 2023 and I was finishing the project that would win me my professorship. In the end, it resulted in my becoming a kitchen employee. [...]
December 1st, 2009 - 1:43 am § in Stories
The Happy Prince
Oscar Wilde Although Youth Wave usually does not publish short stories by famous authors, we are playing around with the idea. The Happy Prince from the genius of Oscar Wilde is perhaps as good a place to start as any. It is a tantalizing read, appealing to both the young and old as is true with [..[...]
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