Stories that found their way out of fragmented dreams
Discover original short stories and flash fiction — literary tales of memory, loss, wonder, and the strange beauty of being human in not-so-human circumstances!
Welcome to the world of molten dreams, hidden magic and distorted realities.
Short Stories
These stories breathe a little slow. If you are willing to give me a little bit of your time, I’ll try to give you a world in return.
Flash Fiction
You’ll finish reading one in under 2 minutes!
Thinking about it afterwards?
That is completely your responsibility.
About
The Storyteller's Window
Are you serious right now? With the stories waiting for you, this is where you decide to stop?
To know who I am?
I’m Apalak, simply a storyteller by the window—watching people walk by, listening to conversations that are over the moment they’re spoken, and collecting moments that would otherwise be lost in some forgotten corner of the subconscious.
I love telling stories just as much as I love writing them.
This little corner of the website is patiently waiting for its first tale. Until then, I am learning, experimenting, and preparing to tell stories the way they deserve to be told—with care, warmth, and perhaps a cup of coffee somewhere nearby.
Until then, let this empty space be a promise rather than an absence, and I hope you’ll keep reading.
When everything else fades away, as it inevitably will, we're left with nothing but crumbs of memories and the stories that quietly shaped who we became.
Apalak Chakrabarti
Words have a curious habit of bringing strangers together.
If a story made you smile, think, or simply pause for a moment, I’d be grateful to hear from you. If you have a subject, a memory, or a question you’d like me to explore through a story, I’d love to hear it.
Sometimes the best stories begin as someone else’s quiet thought.