When speech isn't free and voices are crushed, we're BROKEN

Is there too much venom in your social media circles? Even with old friends and loved ones, is bitterness creeping into your group and even personal conversations? Read on to find out why.

The internet, a valuable public resource, has reached a defining moment in history. How we proceed today, will determine how it serves us in the future.

A detective story in which a science teacher wades her way through social prejudices in pursuit of a thief.

A poem about, what I believe, makes life tick.

A poem inspired by A Mid Summer’s Equation by Keigo Higashino

A post-retirement romance. The best is yet to be. Read on to find out what adventure this couple embarks on, in the sunset years of their lives.

When a culture is oppressed by alien rule for over two centuries, they struggle to regain their identity and confidence. This is especially true, when the aliens have deliberately rewritten the cultural identities of the oppressed to suit their own purposes. How do we get over this identity crisis?

A short story about the transformation of an idealist by the cynical real world. Can he ever find his way back?

This is a poem I wrote for myself.

Inspector Rajan is baffled. Why are two impartial unbiased witnesses giving conflicting testimony? He needs to get to the bottom of this. Read on to find out what he learns.

Long distance relationships are a masochist’s dream. Pain is a known part of the deal. But what happens when an unexpected nightmare comes to pass? Can the already taut nerves and strained emotions get through it? Read on to find out.

The soldiers of humanity were drafted by evolution. They love what they do and often find it fulfilling, but they deserve compassion and respect as they battle pain, fatigue and a host of physiological problems.

Xenophobia, fear of those different from us, is too often the root of much evil. This article explores what we learn from Frankenstein, Star Trek and evolutionary biology.

Every time we are scared, we can be talked out of the need for privacy. But privacy is a fundamental right. Do we actually value it? Are we even aware of the ways in which our privacy is being intruded upon?

From hydroxychloroquine and BCG vaccinations, to blood thinners and pulse oximeters, scientists have left no avenue unexplored. Simultaneously, universities and labs are working intensely on developing a vaccine. So here are somethings one should know.

The virus has taken the world by storm. So here's a little recap in poem form.

These have been a strange few weeks. A crisis can bring us together, even when it isolates us.

Enter enthusiastically, enjoy the show, check all your body parts, before you go. We've stolen hearts, kidneys and more, we at The Hive are hungry for gore. Horror of any kind is welcome here, stop by to learn all about fear.

This poem was inspired by the movie Chocolat and should perhaps be called Chocophony.

The flame of pain is fueled from within.

Resentment sets like cement. There is a short window of time before it hardens. In the words of Dumbledore, use it well.

Find out why ...

Kimya Dawson's music with it's unique style, evocative imagery, and fascinating lyrics is definitely worth checking out.

The economic capital of the country has a softer, romantic aspect which is revealed during the monsoon. This is a photo blog of glorious some monsoon scenes I witnessed.