All the persuasion by his friends failed to make him participate in a jungle picnic. He looked petrified, and his wife insisted that he be left alone. The friends decided to take him to a counsellor later. Nobody realized that he was consumed by guilt. It was a crime committed in the first flush of … Continue reading Those two
Welcome to Week 49! Walking through fire and not getting burnt reminded me of ghosts. What is a ghost but a spirit? We see them as unwanted relics of the past, who seemingly, refuse to leave our world. We fear them, because they are not limited by physical bodies and can get in anywhere. What … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 49
There are days when the white clouds look like flocks of birds, which will descend to destroy the flowers. Their menacing shapes symbolize evil, out to destroy happiness. I desperately want to spread a net on the flowers, or cover them with my body to protect. There are days when I think that the sky … Continue reading Mindset
The Grartor party last year was akin to the Ashley Madison data leak. The organizers had laid down facts with proof on the tables, but remained invisible themselves. It led to a lot of speculation along with break-ups and heartburn. Who could be masterminding this? The guy I spurned in college, because he was too … Continue reading Leaking goodwill
The media devotes more space to kinky behavior and displays of brute power, because ‘man bites dog’ is a story, not the reverse of it. Gamers get a chance to display more of what they consume on their newsfeeds, and then one fine day, they lay their hands on an actual weapon with fire or … Continue reading Future
I don’t know what is insanity, and why do they call me insane. It just happened that the geography did not match the maps ingrained in my mind. I asked for the airfare in local currency, and people around me mentioned miles yet to be covered. There are no milestones in the sky, and I … Continue reading Maps and devices
The grass had not been trimmed for ages. They believed that it protected the house against evil. It did breed a lot of mosquitoes though. The health worker, Sara, who came to the village, to teach prevention of malaria found herself battling social evils instead. The campaign brought her face to face with an old … Continue reading Trimming the grass
It had taken him a lot of money, travel and effort to realize that the word ‘vacation’ was a misnomer. It was only a replacement or a change or a holiday. A real vacation would happen only when he vacated his body. He wondered if he would still carry a few impressions then ….. … Continue reading Vacation
She had been working here for the last ten years, and resented the maintenance effort. Keeping the linen sparkly white and starched took a lot of effort. The crockery used was either white or transparent. Ron was particular that only the food and companions should leave an impression on the senses. Everything else had to … Continue reading Senses
“I found a red scarf entangled in the trees here, in my cadet days. Taking it to its rightful owner, who was driving a few feet ahead, changed my life.” “So, you met your love here?”, my eyes twinkled with affection, as I looked at the man with snowy hair. “Yes. I come here so … Continue reading Stays long
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