The air outside the brothel smelt different, but she wondered why she felt uneasy. The Madam had been gracious enough to let her go, and build a life for her unborn child. Male eyes still ogled, as they tried to brush past her. Within the four walls of the enclosure, she had the freedom to … Continue reading The air smelt different
Life-purpose acquires meaning on the edge. Life takes all the trouble to build a bridge, and takes one close to deep waters. It then, lets you decide. One cannot swim ashore, nor find a boat to save dear life. The choice is all yours. One can invent equipment to measure the depth, or enjoy the … Continue reading Living on the edge
The white mare, Ballerina, had looked lost since she was brought here. She refused to mingle with the inmates of the stable, and was often caught looking at the high wall surrounding the race course. She smelt different. Ebony had long suspected, that she was in love with a cross-breed horse in the race course, … Continue reading The role that females play
Your appearance at a fixed hour every day, for several months, sure carried a message. Till then, I was not educated on reading the signals that aerial messengers carry. The knock of Death at that exact hour, brought awareness to the surface, but consciousness was fading. Inspired by the picture prompt at 3LineTales by … Continue reading The Messenger
Deeply disappointed is the romantic me When my heart goes aflutter in the depth of the sea, they kill imagination, these guys with long hair. (140 characters) Pic: mymodernmet.com For Twittering Tale #24 http://katmyrman.com/2017/04/04/twittering-tales-24/
The words were written on the wall, in blood, and had haunted Ritvick for two years. He was an actor that millions swooned over, and female fans swore love for him, in letters written in blood. He had always laughed at the silliness of it all. What they saw on screen, was not his real … Continue reading The Karma Wall
Why did they have to hang themselves with invisible ropes? Who had deactivated their wings, to prevent escape? This was a strange planet, and they hadn’t bargained for this. Do-gooders were not kindly looked at, here. They interfered with the smooth functioning of several other machinations that ruled the world. The people who tried to … Continue reading The Agnostics
The historical fortress had turned into a bustling tourist spot. Kazira loved spending the weekends there. His grandfather, Sardar Singh, had once led the warriors that guarded this fortress. The telescope-like equipment which the tourists playfully touched, was the radar that helped him spot enemy boats. Sardar Singh had once spotted a boat, floating around … Continue reading Kazira’s Grandmom
I do not remember the first Hello, or if there was any excitement behind it. Nor did I say Goodbye. The wounds inflicted by you were too deep, to enable a civil conversation. I just walked away, with my head held high, not wanting any emotional outburst, to bring my hurt out in the open. … Continue reading Closure
Today, I complete three decades of service in education. I have tutored more than 3000 students in this time span. Some of them have moved on to become icons in their chosen fields, and some languish in the dark corridors of ordinariness. My inputs were only incidental to their capability and destiny. The arched gate … Continue reading The Busy Harbor
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