Really?

Forlorn messages sent out, as shadows connect, but minds don’t. The words appeared in blue on the screen, as my fingers typed furiously. “What are you writing?” The wife was peeping over my shoulder. “It’s a story for the local publication. The deadline is an hour away.” “I need milk and bread urgently. Will you … Continue reading Really?

Chains of love

A jilted lover kills object of his love. Numerous variations of this story appear in crime reporting channels. I just see this – one person assuming unauthorized ownership of another’s mind or life. Chains of love can be ethereal or lethal. It is only a perspective. (264 characters)   Twittering Tales #91

Creativity blocked

  I wonder why the writing prompts do not speak to me.  Do we not speak the same language, or share the same platform any more? Where do these blocks arrive from? I draw on experience and memory to pull out a few emaciated words and expressions, but I pity their sordid state. They have … Continue reading Creativity blocked

Behind a glass wall

I repeatedly dreamt of a half-formed figure calling out to me, from behind a glass wall. I couldn’t decipher if the figure was male or female, but asked it to come out and meet me. “Can’t you see I am not complete?” “Let me see what constitutes you. Light, wind or solid matter….” “Maybe all … Continue reading Behind a glass wall

Back then

My wife’s parents are spending the summer with us. Our daughters are now teenagers who lead their own lives, and don’t care much about parents hanging around with them on weekends. Yet, the old man cannot refrain from sharing a bit of advice. “You two should not be spending so much time at the movies. … Continue reading Back then

Change in destinations

those figures etched on canvas of life throbbing with joy and expectation artists designed characters’ strife to paint colors of imagination   it appeared to be a summation coming together of values and dreams reaching a final culmination careful selection before mixing streams   oceanic spaces in hibernation moved suddenly to change destinations     … Continue reading Change in destinations

Unmatched

the baby wailed to say cheers to life on birth in a seemingly alien world.   The mother smiled to welcome and integrate him inextricably in her life   The father celebrated his new role with a vague idea of what will follow.   birds fly off the nest leaving behind sighs they started a … Continue reading Unmatched