Halfway To Asphodel

If you don't speak, you're Halfway To Asphodel already.

Creative Writing, Essays and Poetry.

Vishvaraj Chauhan

Mar 29, 2019
5 min

To Lull in a Null

The pendulum clock chimes five, as I throw away my beddings in frustration. Once again, the night had left me petrified of slumber. My sleeplessness worries ...

Vishvaraj Chauhan

Feb 5, 2019
7 min

The Hallowed Quest #2

Why is it that throughout the history of man, he has struggled to come to terms with a sense of isolation? Why is it, that the idea of being alone has been a...

Vishvaraj Chauhan

Dec 21, 2018
4 min

Here With You

I sit on the bench, smiling into my phone screen, scrolling and reading the words I’ve already read millions of times before. I scroll up until I see that on...

Vishvaraj Chauhan

Oct 21, 2018
6 min

The Hallowed Quest #1

It is under the greatest of tribulations that a man shapes into the self he ends at. I say ends ‘at’, because as long as he lives, he is on trial, and at tim...

Vishvaraj Chauhan

Oct 1, 2018
3 min

Here’s To Her

I closed everything on my phone and looked out of the window. The sun was just about to rise, and so was a new dawn in my life. We had exchanged words all ni...

Vishvaraj Chauhan

Apr 13, 2018
5 min

We Meet Again

“I’m – I’m not the same person that I was five years ago,” she said. I looked at her. There was the same set of dark brown eyes; her beautifully shaped jawli...

Vishvaraj Chauhan

Apr 1, 2018
5 min

Yours Truly; You.

Dear Future Me; I hope, first of all, that this letter finds you. Secondly, I hope it finds you well. There are many theories of how a future self can help a...

Vishvaraj Chauhan

Feb 9, 2018
4 min

The Phoenix’s Pyre

Fire blazed all around, embers and the heat threatening the soles of my feet. Above me I saw layers of crimson, red and maroon; intermingling with painful sh...

Vishvaraj Chauhan

Feb 8, 2018
4 min

Old Lady High

Old Lady High was a rich landlady who lived just across the street in a grand manor. She was not known to be vain as she was pompous, nor was she called arro...

Vishvaraj Chauhan

Jan 19, 2018
1 min

The Best Of Halfway To Asphodel: 2015-2017!

I am now announcing that my book, “The Best of Halfway To Asphodel: 2015-2017”, is live and available for sale! For paperbacks in India, go to: https://tinyu...

Vishvaraj Chauhan

Dec 14, 2017
1 min

To Roads Diverged In The Yellow Wood

To roads diverged in the yellow wood; Why do you tear me so? Making me choose between could and should; Knowing I’ll have to reap what I sow. . . . Read mo...

Vishvaraj Chauhan

Sep 17, 2017
1 min

The Transition

Between light and darkness, sandwiched between the sun and the moon, trapped within day and night lie two phenomena which has engrossed gazers and thinkers a...

Vishvaraj Chauhan

Aug 11, 2017
1 min

My Nights, His Sleep

Vishvaraj Chauhan

Jun 25, 2017
1 min

Who is ‘She’?

The train shuffles along rapidly, with the dying sun creating beautiful tapestries while intermingling with the clouds. The strong hues of yellow and crimson...

Vishvaraj Chauhan

Apr 9, 2017
1 min

The Lake of Desire

The night was dark, the moon shy. The world was empty after the entire day’s noisy bustle. The cool wind ruffled the leaves of the trees, filling the air wi...

Vishvaraj Chauhan

Feb 14, 2017
1 min

Wait For Me to Come Home

I scanned the surroundings. There was not a soul in sight. I quietly walked towards her courtyard, deep into the chilly night, treading on the pavement as mu...

Vishvaraj Chauhan

Sep 8, 2016
1 min

tête-à-tête

The cool breeze hit my face and ruffled my hair, as I bent on my balcony railing sipping my midnight tea. The serene city lights, mingled with some motion an...

Vishvaraj Chauhan

Aug 11, 2016
1 min

To Her Ravaging Memoirs

I make into my quietude, and try to break the impasse with my heart. ‘Is this a night, or I am merely shrouded beneath her hair? Is this a mere gust of wind ...

Vishvaraj Chauhan

Jul 6, 2016
1 min

Beauty Beckons

The sun was about to rise, as her eyes opened. Waking up early was not a habit, but was her trait. She stretched and tried to make her asleep body awake, as ...

Vishvaraj Chauhan

Apr 11, 2016
1 min

A Tryst With Trust (Poem)

A string of letters, a yarn of words; Truths and lies and sayings of sorts. Knitting together a tapestry of swords; Feeling and fueling the flames of hordes....

Halfway To Asphodel

To Lull in a Null

The Hallowed Quest #2

Here With You

The Hallowed Quest #1

Here’s To Her

We Meet Again

Yours Truly; You.

The Phoenix’s Pyre

Old Lady High

The Best Of Halfway To Asphodel: 2015-2017!

To Roads Diverged In The Yellow Wood

The Transition

My Nights, His Sleep

Who is ‘She’?

The Lake of Desire

Wait For Me to Come Home

tête-à-tête

To Her Ravaging Memoirs

Beauty Beckons

A Tryst With Trust (Poem)

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