Sneaking here in the night had gotten easier, what with business going global, and people working round the clock. He was smart enough to know that data was his goldmine, while others went hunting for mansions and diamonds. He would’ve access to every luxury in the course of time, just like the access cards he … Continue reading Nightmare
Harvey is a best-selling author who never reads his own books. The interviewer looks perplexed in this episode of his show “Straight Talk with Genius Minds”. “Sir, do you never feel the need to review what you wrote?” “No, I simplify things as much as possible for the new age readers. But that is not … Continue reading Complexity
“I hope my son is able to repay the student loan.” The mother prays, so does the banker. life develops in dark spaces between colors of hope “Congratulations, buddy! You deserved it, after all the midnight oil burnt.” sleepless nights dotted with nightmares in waking eyes I crawled through life in tunnels of uncertainty emerged … Continue reading Floating Stories
Liz was my nanny. She was also the mother I wished to have. She ensured that I did not hear the arguments between my parents. She honed my multifarious talents, by encouraging me to try new activities. Years later, I learnt that Liz was herself the victim of domestic violence. But she never let us … Continue reading Veiled impact
I have had this recurring nightmare – of being up there on the stage, and seeing the auditorium full of faces I dislike. How the hell do I perform? The act changes involuntarily. I make an extempore speech and there is a stunned silence. For once, my opponents have nothing to say. Happy with my … Continue reading Idiot
The video footage was grainy, but Taylor recognized them easily. She was the only one with a cell phone – in 1938. Can you believe it? She was smart enough to slip all surveillance for the last three years. He was not sure in which decade had she parked herself. Or moved on to zones … Continue reading 1938
“How can a space be so expansive at the top, and so claustrophobic on the floor? I can barely breathe…” l said, looking at the teeming crowds around me, “Why should it be so? Breathing gets difficult on rarefied mountain peaks. You are in the mainstream hub.” I thought my companion was getting philosophical, and … Continue reading Unaware
The bride bid farewell to her husband with tearful eyes, and hope in her heart. It will just be a short while before the army Major was allocated family accommodation, and she’d join him there. She looked at the casket being carried out of the plane. It carried the body of her beloved. He had … Continue reading Journeys
dark fears of being overpowered light up corners of my psyche. childhood memories of voices saying I was no good unacceptable in original form they dressed me in clothes of subservience to comply with social norms. I couldn’t see how inner demons would be caged floating out in the cold the … Continue reading Warriors of the dark
“The color of her blood was the least of my worries…” The color of her dress did matter. The world media would be following this event, and every little detail would be analysed. Last week, there was speculation about her wearing a recycled dress with button sewed on the sleeves. I couldn’t risk it again. It … Continue reading Not an easy job
