Maithaly Banik, Author at FemAsia Magazine

Summer Rain

Summer rain. Do I like it? When I am sitting inside a café, looking out as I wait for the hot coffee Iordered and watching people run around for cover? Yes, I do like summer rain then. I like the wetsmell of

by Maithaly Banik

Fictional Arts·Literature·Poetry

Chai Tea

The smell of chai filled up my apartment when I used to wake up, once. I do not remember how long it has been. Two years, probably five. It’s been six months. I walk through the pavements alongside the palm trees. This

by Maithaly Banik

Fictional Arts·Literature·Storytelling

Date Night

Maybe a cake from that pastry place she likes will seal the deal. The sun was scorching and sweat plastered the shirt on the back. But the walk was important. No penny could be wasted on bus fare when the universe provided

by Maithaly Banik

Fictional Arts·Literature·Storytelling

Infernal Seranade

I hear. I listen. I do not utter a word. I patiently sit and absorb sounds. The sound of the first drops of rain, the small calls of tiny birds on branches, the waves hitting the shore. I just sit and listen.

by Maithaly Banik

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