Slipped again

The sleuths had been following up on this case for several months. Their target was adept at changing getups, and escaping with fake documents. International security and checks had to be tightened up. The volume of the fraud under investigation was in billions of dollars. He let out a sigh. They had faced failure once … Continue reading Slipped again

Closure

An auditor’s job has never been easy. One has to raise the right objections, make the right recommendations and not leave any point untouched. There could be pressure to keep the warts concealed from public view. I believe in professional ethics, and writing each word of the audit report was a challenge in that organization. … Continue reading Closure

Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 44

Welcome to Week 44! Prompt The format can be a a story/poem/rant/anecdotes/journalistic coverage of events/ reflections as usual. Pour out, and let it flow …. LAST WEEK’S ROUND UP Jim Adams at https://jimadamsauthordotcom.wordpress.com/2018/06/28/the-grim-reaper-is-waiting/ Eugenia at http://amanpan.com/2018/06/29/the-conclusion/ hecblogger (Amit Agrawal) at http://playingwithwords.blog/2018/06/30/%e0%a4%95%e0%a4%ac%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%b0-%e0%a4%95%e0%a5%87-%e0%a4%aa%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%b8/ Jane Basil at https://janebasilblog.wordpress.com/2018/06/30/38123/ Michael at http://summerstommy.com/2018/07/01/reenas-exploration-challenge-week-43-in-death/ Bladud Fleas at https://moonisrising.wordpress.com/2018/07/01/spark/ Indira at https://amaltaas.wordpress.com/2018/07/03/reenas-exploration-challenge-week-43-honour-killingContinue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 44

Be Not Vain

Prompt Death does not scare me. I am prepared for it anytime, any moment. But …. I wish it is not painful. I wish that a long-drawn illness does not strip my family of all resources. I wish that I do not meet the people I’ve hated on the other end. Death, allow me to … Continue reading Be Not Vain

Summers

intensity of air changing from life-giving warmth to scalding heat signifies stratospheric rumblings   sunrays battling clouds to get beneath your skin and mine life is not easy for anyone anywhere summers bring it out in the open   Weekly Tanka #Prompt #Poetry Challenge 103

Sonography

The silence between us used to be highly communicative, loaded with sideways glances thrown at each other. We took pride in our ability to decipher the silent space. It was never a vacuum. Somehow, today the silence seemed eerie. It appeared that you had run out of both emotions and words. Averting eyes was just … Continue reading Sonography

Fireworks

It was a never-before display of fireworks in that small place, after the resounding victory of a political candidate.The entire town was out to watch the grand show, other than the guests at the party. Nobody noticed a dark blue jeep slinking away at high speed in the night. The news next morning carried the … Continue reading Fireworks