Reaching here has been the culmination of all my dreams. I like to see people getting infuriated by my smugness. It is a sure-shot sign of having arrived. Perched high in my tower bereft of mirrors, I see no reflections. Certain thoughts blow past me, finding no anchor. Yet, for a nanosecond ---- it has … Continue reading Up here
It has been a lonely life – says the unusual tombstone. He places a bouquet on the grave – not of fresh flowers, but gilt-edged roses. “This is what you chose – artificial beauty frozen in glass. Rawness of emotions was what you could never stand, my intellectual princess! It was for the hoi-polloi – … Continue reading A Soul turned
You were born without a sense of direction. And I am fool enough to plan these trips with you…. Trust me, I remember that we have to go left from here. We did that last time. <Sigh> Last time was when you were ten years old…. “Dad, we have Google maps,” interjected a sane voice. … Continue reading Born without ….
He spent his days planting a new garden. This is where his expertise lay, after a life time of nurturing plants, animals and humans. His wife tried to ground him often, not letting him pin too many hopes on the future. The difference in opinion was obvious, as he painstakingly and unfailingly, continued with his … Continue reading Deadwood
"Stop the car! This is where I always met him. This is the place where he will wait for me." "Are you sure? We are in the wilderness." "Believe me…." Two days and a night of camping there were not easy. We had a tent and some supplies to survive. We decided to drive off … Continue reading I knew ….
“This is the coldest fire that I have ever witnessed.” “Stop talking in riddles.” “Well, fire just burns. We label it with nouns such as glow, warmth, heat or destruction.” “It is the intensity that matters.” “The intensity links up more to human emotions at that point of time. Of what use is a bonfire … Continue reading Coldest fire
“Did anyone ask you to start with that one word?” “Not really!” “Then why have you wasted reams of paper to get it right? Do what your mind tells you….” Shucks, why are we born followers, not trailblazers? I could have changed the world, only …. in absence of that word –compliance. (280 characters) … Continue reading That one word
She chokes as the prickly fingers gather around her, moving fast to remould her existence. Her attempts at escape are thwarted by new arms sprouting up, like the tentacles of an octopus. No wonder he is worshipped as a genius life-giver. However, she wants to lead her own life, not the one ‘given’. The character … Continue reading Claustrophobic
This is the Devil’s Masterpiece – ugliness crafted with such care, with evil planted into each part. The Devil won the ultimate challenge by successful storytelling – making the creature attractive enough to rouse curiosity, and for people to be drawn in by the unmistakable charm, to know the secrets of his success. They never … Continue reading Psychopath
The limitations of human life left a big hole in his conscience. Its creator was now senile, and had forgotten the commands. A huge responsibility fell on Mat’s shoulders – that of managing itsresponses. The guns fitted on its body could start firing from anywhere, and facing it always made onlookers nervous. They were unaware … Continue reading THE AUTOMATON WHO BECAME SELF AWARE
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