The castle on the top of the hill, had kept her riveted for ages. She had heard stories about beautiful maidens being woo-ed by handsome princes, and taken there. She had waited for her knight-in-shining-armor, but he never came. The valley in between was too difficult to be crossed. She was but a shepherdess, guarding … Continue reading If wishes were horses…..
It was the scent of a lady from a bygone era. The Old Demon could not have missed that. He often wandered on the beach, in the darkness of New Moon nights, in search of victims to quench his thirst. He had the gift of remaining invisible till he launched his attack, so the targeted … Continue reading Hope
He was greeted by a curious sight on the beach. The bottle he saw yesterday at the junk seller’s shop was lying there, amidst sea creatures, which looked like monsters guarding it. How did the bottle reach here? Cyrus had sold off his books, to pay for his stay in Goa for two more days. … Continue reading The Writer’s Block
"I have won an award, Dad." “Congratulations, son! But where have you been for the last 4 days?” “Digging dinosaur remains in the desert. We are combining it with Virtual Reality and 3D printing, to create a real experience for kids”, Sammy was babbling with excitement. Jim Morris, his father, was lost in thoughts. “Oh, … Continue reading The Dinosaur
Pandharinath had come to the city for the first time, to meet his son. The janitor informed him, that he had to take the elevator to the fifth floor, where his son stayed in Flat no. 507. He stood in the queue, trying hard to memorize the numbers. The door opened, and he entered a … Continue reading Going up and down
Nursery Rhyme Minions Nursery Rhyme Interpretation It is brown sugar, Papa, also known as heroin or smack. You need to smell it to know. My mouth will give no clue otherwise. Grow up, Papa…. Inspired by IBMC #08 by Prakash Hegde at The Nursery Rhyme Challenge https://itsphblog.wordpress.com/ibmc/ibmc-08-the-nursery-rhyme-challenge/ Coverpic: virtanliq.com
Neha Kulkarni was a regular commuter in the ladies’ compartment, on the 9.17 pm Ambarnath local from Dadar to Kalyan. She worked in the afternoon shift, which ended late evening. The slow train would stop at every station, and unsavory elements entered the train at some notorious places. The late evening ride made her nervous, … Continue reading Thane Creek Bridge
Her arch rival was dead today. How she had hated the guts and glory of the woman! Angela owned every art, animal and human being that she chose to love. Angela was admired, envied and widely written about. For Angela Jackson was made of star material …. She broke records even with her funeral attendance. … Continue reading Revenge
IBMC #05: The Not So Quite Quote Challenge Kevin Joseph had landed himself in trouble once again. It was ‘love at first sight’, the umpteenth time. He had lost count of the times he had fallen in love, in his teenage years. The first love ended in disaster, when a lady professor, Marianne D’Souza, delivered a … Continue reading Absurdity
I could see many hands waving at me, from the window in the chartered plane, of people from my village, who were proud of my achievements, and wished me well. They had no clue about their imminent displacement, in the land acquisition drive for a development project, which I had conceived and was planning to … Continue reading Flying High
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