Libre Magazine

19 to Forever

May 31, 2008 | Published in Poems

It rained, leaving the weather damp The breeze brings along brain cramp But I still roam memory-lane The only part that remains sane The fears I ever fought The tears I never sought The joys of the past The reasons they did not last The people I failed The ones I hailed The wrongs I have done The things I have none My plans for tomorrow Dodging the [...]

Hunger Cravings

Written by Shreya Datta

May 23, 2008 | Published in Short Stories

Bijli was hungry. Very hungry. The weather was depressing. It had been raining incessantly since the morning and the storm that thrashed the village the previous night had almost robbed them of their roof. Them, Rasik, Bijli his wife and their daughter Minu. And also the cow in the cowshed, which now lay in the form [...]

RE: How Anti Inflation Works

Written by Ali Sohail

May 17, 2008 | Published in Columns, Economic Wheel

This post is a response to the article published by Sanjay Kartaria on the magazine last week: How Anti Inflation Works. I realize that is the idea, but does it really work? This article drew my interest given what I feel is the basic policy dilemma which is based on replicating policy from one end of the [...]

Phone Rings

Written by Hazan Ozgul

May 16, 2008 | Published in Short Stories

Phone rings… Boy: Hello. Girl: Silence. Boy: Hello (with a sharp voice). Girl: Silence (thinking she may lose herself in his voice forgetting all about the rest of the world whirling around her). Boy: Hello!! (This time a bit furious and feeling disturbed in the middle of the night due to the time difference between two continents). Girl: Ends the call [...]

Passion

Written by Lajwanti Khemlani

May 16, 2008 | Published in Short Stories

Just because I am a scientist by training does not mean I do not believe in if it is meant to be it will be. Just because I was born in the east, does not mean I do not appreciate the west. Just because I live in the west, does not mean I will ignore the east. Is [...]

Leave It

Written by Danny Hanson

May 16, 2008 | Published in Poems

Which is the master? Which influences faster? The brain or the heart? Baffles even the smart Your heart says NO Your brain says YES Which way to go To avoid redress Short pain yields long pleasure Short pleasure yields long pain Advice, inspiration or peer-pressure Any option you consider main But as easy as A,B,C Simple as 1,2,3 You eventually choose neither When you choose either So why harbour worry When you’d [...]

Theatre For All

Written by Abhishek Iyengar

May 16, 2008 | Published in Abhi Speaks, Columns

“Theatre for all…” a unique concept; 5 years back any one hearing “theatre for all…” would have fallen down in dismay. Can theatre reach out to normal people? Can an ordinary man stand in front of 500 people and deliver a Monologue and make an impact on the society? Is theatre really come off age? I [...]

Fistful Happiness

Written by Amir Saleem

May 16, 2008 | Published in Features, Short Stories

Right now she is seated so close to me that I can feel her breath on my skin. In this blood freezing winter, I can’t resist longer against her heat-pumping eyes. She has been glaring at me for quite some time now and I am burning in the warmth of her intentions. I might have [...]

Self Talk

Written by Umara Shamim

May 16, 2008 | Published in Ramblings

I told you ….you can’t take it away, not you nor any one else……it is at times like these that my eyes rebel and act stubborn and become self sufficient to do what ever they desire. How can you tell me how much I should love you…or who deserves my love more than you. I am [...]

A Close Call

Written by Rafia Malik

May 13, 2008 | Published in Articles

Keep an eye on your children. Hold their hands when in a crowded place or while on an outing. Never let them walk or lag behind you while you decide to walk ten feet ahead of them. I have noticed many parents that do exactly this and then end up regretting it because their child [...]