The teenager downloaded an investment app. His father quipped, “It’s a sureshot recipe for disaster.” “But I have saved some money.” “I wish you all the best, but who embarks a plane without knowing the destination.” https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2022/02/19/weekend-writing-prompt-249-recipe/
“You are cordially invited to a gala night of entertainment organized by inmates of Golden Years and their well-wishers,” says the invitation to the doctor. Golden Years is an old age home in the neighborhood, which he often visits to help residents with their recurring health issues. The last few months have been different though. … Continue reading Influence
“What are you doing here?” She could have given anything to see this expression. “Why do you look so surprised?” “This is the sleaziest bar in town. Not a place I’d like to see my wife in…” “I guess togetherness means being where you are. I took some time to find out your favourite haunts … Continue reading Compromise
I hold the manuscript of her book, as I walk out of the graveyard after her funeral. “The story has not ended. I find new meaning in every word, as the characters unfold and express their deepest selves.” Her words on the last call pierce my psyche. Am I one of the characters? Our relationship … Continue reading Dynamic pages
“Everything about her was a lie….” His lower lip quivers as he tries to keep his tears in check. I decide to let him embrace his vulnerability for a while, then ask “What was it that you found so disappointing?” “She wants to move abroad and discover newer ways of living. She has no emotional … Continue reading Truth undefined
She is unperturbed by the report, and it surprises everyone. Cancer does not frighten her. She knows that a few months of treatment will be hard on all.But meeting Death will be a new lease of existence at a different level. The capricious nature of people around her has taken its toll on her. https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2022/02/12/weekend-writing-prompt-248-capricious/
The Bonds they had invested in for retirement are declared as junk by credit rating agencies. A huge scam is exposed, whereby AT1 bonds meant for institutional selling were offloaded on retail customers by sales personnel of banks, before the bank failed and was taken over by another entity. An uproar follows but no action … Continue reading Redemption
Somy has parted with her second baby today - to another set of parents, who are in fact her baby’s biological parents. She thinks of the baby’s softness around her bosom and cries again. “Forgive me, my child …. it’s the only option I have to escape abject poverty.” She wonders aloud if what she … Continue reading Motherhood
Doctors let out ‘inside news’ about the health status of a celebrity. She may not survive another day. Quick recovery wishes float in before it gets too late. Leaders record condolence messages. She breathes again. Whose turn is it to be flummoxed? Written for Sammi's Weekend Writing Prompt
"I’m not yet comfortable with text peppered with emojis, gifs and stickers, as the finger-picked visuals do not exactly match the spirit of words." "Do you see an alternative, when machines become your scribes and face-to-face meetings happen across screens? When was it last that you shook hands with someone and formed an impression about … Continue reading Artificial Intelligence
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