“Aren’t you the one who accused an innocent?” The guy looked stunned. He had come to engage the famed lawyer for his daughter’s divorce case. “Oh, you did it to so many people that you don’t remember?” He scanned the lined face of the septuagenarian. She was still beautiful, and the wobbly knees had not … Continue reading Remember
The waves lapped at the shore and she wondered how long she had until the boat arrived. More important than that, how long she had till she reached the other side undetected. The camouflage was perfect and the documents well-faked. A deep fog did not let her see what’s coming or going. It gave her … Continue reading Absolved
Fascinated by the snowflake that landed on her glove, she decides to venture out of the room. She takes out her magnifying glass to see the intricate pattern where each branch of the snowflake had smaller branches that looked similar to the whole. She wonders if this is for real, and how far this detail … Continue reading Fractals
“It happened a decade ago. The girl died after being assaulted in a subway at midnight.” “Was the case still open? How did you reach the criminal?” “A flight of stairs going down, down … I can see the next step of stairs going up. I wanted to be there, but never reached that point.” … Continue reading Memory
I decide to let it all go today. The stress I’ve felt in every pore of my being originates from a position of uncertainty – knowing where I come from but not knowing where will I go. I’ve struggled to make sense of where I am, by linking up a resentful past to a promising … Continue reading Uncaged
The journey is scary. … from closed to open, from narrow to wide, from ceiling to sky, from tangible to sublime, from thought to just being. I find myself disintegrating, but then each tiny piece blossoms into a different being. Epiphany strikes. It is scary, for it brings out parts of me I did not … Continue reading Sublimation
Unusual is the ship without a destination. But her name is Huntress, and her tracks will change along with her prey. The treasures that lie in unreachable depths of the ocean mock her bravado. You are only imagining what lies here. You know nothing about underwater life. “I’m on a mission to know”. Brace yourself … Continue reading Depth of Wisdom
He looked at the mirror and saw a stranger. He had forgotten who he was. Somehow, his descent to Planet Earth does not feel like homecoming. He checks his device to know how many days will it take for the brain fog to clear. The answer is shocking – Less than a day. And he … Continue reading To and fro
A corpse demanding compliance from others must be a horrifying sight. I’d call it macabre when the corpse is someone’s self-esteem. What you see in the world is autocracy – a resentful person’s revenge on the world. Weekend Writing Prompt #338
The slice she chose not to bite changed her life. It was the slice with injected poison. But she often wondered if life could have been better on other side of the orchard. Puzzle This
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