Ensemble is an upmarket boutique for designer threads, and cars with international number plates parked outside, are not a rarity. Unusual was the figure that stepped out of it. There was Julia, the poor cousin, who had grown up on hand-me-downs from me, and whom I had not met for long . The initial exchange … Continue reading Unanticipated
Walking across the sky with a vanishing trail and unheard music, she shrinks in size with indignation. The world luxuriates in her light, which is borrowed, and she has to forever remain indebted to the giver for it. A life, where her inherent qualities, have not been valued has taken its toll. It shows in … Continue reading Unappreciated
“She is the most tyrannical bitch that I have come across”, hissed the daughter-in-law. The dutiful sons and the domestic staff, rallied around the parents’ bed, available for service at their beck and call. Back to their rooms, the sons described to their wives, what a torture it was to clean up the mess, and … Continue reading Awash with love
The Writing Reader Prompt #3054 Seeing Into the Future Fiction Writing Prompt: Write a story or scene involving a character who can see the future. Journaling Prompt: Would you like to see the future? Why or why not? Art Prompt: Seeing into the Future Non-Fiction / Speechwriting Prompt: Tell your audience about the history of prophecy. Photo Credit: Cassandra (Stratford … Continue reading Cassandra’s Curse
He hoped for a “Coffee, tea or me?” moment. Luck favored him, and he spotted a bar on the left. “Let’s stop for a shot of vodka”, said she. (139 characters) Inspired by Kat Myrman at Twittering Tale #41 Image: Kat Myrman
He looked at the picture of his father on the wall. The two guys had shared a special bonding, after his mother died young. Together, they learnt to manage their lives, taking ‘one step at a time’, as his father would always say. Jack worked part-time at small jobs, to finance his education. He married … Continue reading One step at a time
The Municipal Corporation would have pulled down the dilapidated structure long back, but for the fears of the neighbourhood residents. They would hear weird sounds late in the night, and believed that there were evil spirits inside. The fear was of those spirits being let loose on all and sundry, in absence of the structure … Continue reading Evil Spirits
Alex stood transfixed for a moment, and then, ran back to his room, screaming “There is an elephant riding on a rat ………….” What elephant??? What rat??? The five-year old Alia woke up from her sleep, trying to make sense of things. She saw a white cardboard cut-out wrapped in a white sheet fall on … Continue reading Sharing Laddoos with Little Ganesha
Amy got an eerie feeling, as her camera zoomed in on Miracle Point. She could not muster the courage to take a tourist boat ride to that point. Legend has it that several boats and ships have crashed against the rock here, despite being mechanically sound, and following all navigational instructions. It was as if … Continue reading Miracle Point
Have I landed in Ayn Rand’s Atlantis, like Dagny Taggart? I did not aspire to meet the love of my life, not with my age and appearance. The mirror in the hallway belied my assumptions. I looked young and ahem … pretty, just like that painting on the wall. Whhaaaat? My picture in this place … Continue reading Black Hole
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