Writers Pouch

Arjun’s biggest decision in his life isn’t choosing a path, but deciding whether to act at all. A budding writer like him, seeking to become someone important, is filled with doubts and worries, and sooner rather than later, he realises the uncomfortable truth that his greatest obstacle isn’t failure, but his hesitation. Through loneliness, fleeting success, and an unlikely friendship, he begins to understand what it takes and earns clarity.

A twenty-three-year-old Aparna works at a shopping mall and is accused of theft one day. To walk out scout-free, she is to please her manager. Listening to bad advice, she caves in only for her mistake to be eternalised by somebody. What happened, and could Aparna save herself?

For five years, Siri’s marriage has been a quiet battlefield. Her husband belittles, controls, cheats, and turns every day into something smaller, harsher. Then one evening, she comes home to a stranger wearing her husband’s face. He is silent. He cooks dinner. He smiles without a sneer. The violence she learned to brace for is gone, replaced by a calm so steady it feels like a warning. When the truth surfaces, Siri must confront a terrible question.

When Suresh returns early from his Christmas vacation, he finds his apartment empty, filthy and unsettling. Before the night passes, he hears a sinister creature calling him out in a familiar voice. Suresh faces a chilling truth no one could have imagined. What lurks in the darkness, and why is no one answering his calls for help?