Really?

Forlorn messages sent out, as shadows connect, but minds don’t. The words appeared in blue on the screen, as my fingers typed furiously. “What are you writing?” The wife was peeping over my shoulder. “It’s a story for the local publication. The deadline is an hour away.” “I need milk and bread urgently. Will you … Continue reading Really?

Chains of love

A jilted lover kills object of his love. Numerous variations of this story appear in crime reporting channels. I just see this – one person assuming unauthorized ownership of another’s mind or life. Chains of love can be ethereal or lethal. It is only a perspective. (264 characters)   Twittering Tales #91

Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 43- Honour Killing

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Honour Killing

Women carry tradition more fiercely than men,

They cling to it like anything, to please men or their clan, whatever.

Make it a purpose of their life to carry it over the generation to generation.

Well, it’s my opinion. Though things are changing, some villages still carry on with old traditions, at any cost.

After her husband died, she had raised her son with so much difficulty and he paid for her love like this, by marrying a girl from other religion?

Had her son told her beforehand that he was going to marry a girl from other religion, she could have been able to deter him, knowing how strict their clan was. There already were some cases of honor killing.

But, no, he had to come with her after marrying her in some other place.

After her husband died, she had raised him with so much difficulty and…

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Creativity blocked

  I wonder why the writing prompts do not speak to me.  Do we not speak the same language, or share the same platform any more? Where do these blocks arrive from? I draw on experience and memory to pull out a few emaciated words and expressions, but I pity their sordid state. They have … Continue reading Creativity blocked