Annie91writes

Funtube, Grimstagram, Fakebook, Tic Tac-Welcome to the hot and happening, all emcompassing world of Social Media where the Criminal turns to a Sage and the Beggar has million dollars under his kitty, where an Idiot can solve complex Mathematics, where the Caucasians appear tanned and olive while a natural brown or wheatish African/Indian graces the covers of fashion magazines in bleached and unnaturally fair tones. This is a place of both the havs and the have-nots.Anushka Roy is an influencer who basks in the cool vibes of the charm that hides behind the flashy world of Social Media, she loves to live life king size and vlogs her culinary sojourns to her virtual family of millions. But is life the way it is manifested? Does the uber cool and posh way of living mask a tainted and tear-strained vagrant wandering aimlessly for a direction? All that glitters is not always gold, is it?Join Anushka's hands and delve deep into her struggles, her trepidations, her indecisiveness that lead her to the path of ultimate realisation.Start date: 13/10/2021Completion date: 25/10/2021Cover by the very wonderful @sarcastic-mess aka Sasha Cahil…

Annie91writes

Life had never been easy for Siddhartha Basu. He had always had a strong apathy towards his ruined blood which carried memories of prostitution and dangerous addiction. Since teenage, he had felt a sense of void and living in a dysfunctional family didn't quite help. What happens when the hope of finding something out there which can fill up the emptiness inside, is destroyed and turns you into a monster who feeds off yourself and the one whom you may consider to be dear?How do you deal with the trauma of having a spoilt, torn and sullied soul? How do you live when you hate your very existence?Shrestha left and Siddhartha knew he was the cause...he has but two choices now. What will he choose, that is the only question.Wanna dig deep into the twisted psychologies of an addict? Read Towards Redemption. Do not try to understand his logic, that is the first understanding you should have before going to read weird psychologies.Warning: Contains hints of sexual matters, has mentions of self-harm. So read at your own discretion.Note: This is a standalone, but to dig deep into the characters, read *SCORNED*Start Date- 1/11/21Completion Date- 6/11/2021…

Annie91writes

"We have to make a mark even if it's just a scribble."When you read a short story, you come out a little more aware and a little more in love with the world around you.They do not say this happened and this happened and this happened. They are a microcosm and a magnification rather than a progression.With this collection of short stories, I intend to open tiny windows into other worlds, other minds and dreams. They are journeys you can make to strange places far into the other side of the Universe and still be back in time for dinner. Note: Each chapter is an individual story.…

Annie91writes

"Forever, I had stayed silent, closed off, cut by the doldrums of family politics and societal pressures. Buried under biased judgements, I dwarfed to insignificant heights. But, inside the blaze fought to seize power-an inferno. Raging flames fuelled to perfection-burning hot with wrath, scorched by hindered expectations and smothered under unrealized dreams.Beauty and the beast reside together, working in unison. When one sleeps another awakes. Every beauty has a beast, brought alive by a trigger. I was a beauty, but then shit happened. Still, I smile. I laugh. I cook. I sew. I make love. I'm a good girl.But, good girls aren't necessarily good, it's just that they aren't bad in the traditional way. ----------------------------------------------------------"You will get used to it...just a matter of time", her mother stated. "Every girl goes through this phase."It's easier said than done.For Sreya, the statement failed to shed a warm light, never had. And growing up in Swarupnagar, a suburb in one of the most dead corners of Kolkata didn't contribute much to the situation either.Dreams aren't bound, neither by words nor by limitations. Sreya dreamt for just one thing-get out of the system and create a life of her own.But, not every dream can be fulfilled; even worse, what if they come at a cost? What happens when your past that you skilfully camouflage haunts as your worst nightmare and the institution of marriage that people hold as sacred is rigged at the very core!Set against a backdrop of Metropolitan Kolkata, this tale of lust, ambition, addiction and revenge creates a wild concoction that is sure to leave readers' minds content, fulfilled and craving for more. ---------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer: MATURE CONTENT Start date: 13/08/2021 End date: 30/9/2021…

Annie91writes

"Falling in love you remain a child; rising in love you mature.By and by love becomes not a relationship, it becomes a state of your being. Not that you are in love-now you are love."This is my ode to those people who pined and loved from a distance-those who wait for that someone for a long, long time knowing the person will never return the feelings. This is for those who have found love again, yet reminisce that/those special day/days lost in the pages of childhood or barely thrive in dilapidated memories. This book is for the hopelessly romantic as well as those who are not. Because, love isn't just what you give, it's who you are. Disclaimer: This is not a story but a collection of random letters/ short stories(each chapter being a single letter or a short story) penned from the heart and worded with emotion.…