It’s the same room. The table fan and bookshelf are replaced by contemporary versions. The bookshelf is a wall-unit in W shape with few lightweight books and three soft toys. “Who reads anyway?” My uncle says sheepishly. Yet, vellichor makes me feel my late grandfather’s presence there. (48 words) https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2021/10/30/weekend-writing-prompt-233-vellichor/
It is like getting to know them all over again, when they visit in the holidays - the long phone calls and FaceTime chats notwithstanding. Reality strikes hard. It’s not enough to know what they are eating or wearing. I don’t know what goes through their minds in the interim phase, and what journeys they … Continue reading Evolutionary journeys
"I heard ghosts have feet pointed in the opposite direction - they are so torn between going where they belong now and interacting here in this world." "That's a good input. Because this benign ghost will move towards you and hug you ..." "whoa ..." I don't know how to manage a fake ghost spectre … Continue reading Spectres and Spectators
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4GN2oAPvGYPu4coGg9469D?si=79b4aab2bcc3464f I find a word somewhere on my morning walk, and I don’t know what it means. I stash it away in my bag as a keepsake, a reminder of the wonderful morning I feel lucky to breathe in. The horror starts when the bag starts getting heavy. My shoulders ache, so I place it … Continue reading The Word
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1aayvRv9jOH9EG8dLFfn3D?si=b80fa38de8b84434 The plan is laid out for execution. After all checks are carried out, Johnson decides to meditate to gather himself. The scene around him is changing … clouds gather …. the light is hazy… The spectre of uncertainty hanging above him assumes larger proportions. It engulfs his existence to the extent of paralysis. He … Continue reading Sabotage
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6k1rWg3kQZiDYpf5MXzs5z?si=c19d6daf22a7493f “Whatever you do, you can’t do that.” “But why?” “It will open up not just a can of worms, but a tanker full of serpents.” “Are you talking of the stories of female foeticide and a girl infant killed because she was born blind? Are you talking about the male sex-addict who indulged in … Continue reading Bleeding stories
Mom speaking in an event - “Alphabets becomes words and then emotions, pigments become vibrancy of art. Threads convert yarn to apparel, and innate personality traits become grace.” Son’s silent response - “Yeah, personality … do you see splinters of your barbed comments piercing my psyche?” Mom’s speech continues, “Treatment of the raw material matters, … Continue reading Contradiction
The family is known for its rich culinary heritage. They enjoy entertaining and experimenting with cuisines. The daughter-in-law is unable to digest the fact that one needs more than bread, butter, jam, ketchup and milk to survive. Life moves on with the help of expert domestic staff. “My Mom never cooked more than this…” she … Continue reading Benchmarks
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Pl0of7xNLnPRMtw1K1agw?si=KFikYyt5SNiqoIsNwACbrQ Mother Earth gifted him a daughter. King Janak always knew she’ll ultimately return, just like she emerged in a pot - a cute baby asking to be reared - but aware all the time she is the Mother. He did his best to raise her like a princess, and married her to a Prince. … Continue reading Daughter of the Earth
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ZH9mJHO6lgoMLy4gL7CGn?si=gUQSgCSHRc2bH3lqAuSNqQ&dl_branch=1 Parenting is a huge topic of discussion, as a superstar’s son is arrested for drug abuse. Everybody talks about setting examples, and a deteriorating value system. I guess values change from generation to generation, and it happens with every generation, not just the ones following or preceding us. “Do you really think our parents … Continue reading On camera
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