It is one of those days, when the world feels upside down. The housemaid failed to turn up. There was an issue with the Uber app, so I had to find alternative means of transport. The file I had worked on last night was not saved, calling for rework. Things were settling down by 11 … Continue reading The first coffee
“I need a new memory card. Running out on space …..” “Why don’t you delete files that are not needed anymore?” “Those will be needed, when the biological machines start failing.” “Don’t worry, public memory is shorter than the biological machine. You won’t be a celebrity forever, and scandals will be targeted more than good … Continue reading Fading memory
"When you stopped, the world stopped for a moment. I felt you would stay." "It was a brief pause before moving on." "Yeah.... all relationships are not forever. I wonder why we need a red light to pause and reflect." https://only100words.xyz/2019/04/25/three-line-tales-week-169/
I left a few things behind Will you pack those for me? devices I can’t live without hand-held, and the one on the shelf my bottle of perfume cheek and lip stains a bunch of keys you never knew where they led I’ve carried the credit cards you may chuck out the rest … Continue reading Room with a view
“All set for the mission?” “Aye, aye Sir..” “OMG! Your language will expose us. We need to run another program on you.” Three days later, “All set, guys?” No response. “Are you not prepared, or are you afraid?” Two of them moved a few steps ahead, turned around and pulled their guns at the commander. … Continue reading Secret Mission
“I’ve never seen a boat in these waters, not even a fishing trawler.” “Why should you be looking for it?” “I wonder what kind of world exists on the other side….” Nyomo’s tone was wistful. “That is exactly what they don’t want you to see. Or you will not want to work for two meals … Continue reading On the other side….
armies in the sky ready to swoop down now catch us unaware flags of imagination writer’s mind flying high https://athling2001.wordpress.com/2019/04/22/jsw-prompt-4-22-2019/
That kid sitting in the shopping cart was both awful and awesome – for the manner in which he manoeuvred his parents through the supermarket aisles, to buy stuff of his choice. “Sonny, we can’t afford to buy all that in a week.” “You should have chosen to remain child free.” They were taken aback … Continue reading Brats
well-concealed venom darkness of bright colors naïvete fails to see https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2019/04/24/heeding-haiku-with-chevrefeuille-april-24th-2019-something-different/
This is about three women from the epic Ramayan - Sita who has to walk through fire to prove her purity. Yet, she is banished to the forest a few years later with her sons, for an aspersion cast on her character by a washerman. Valmiki's Ramayan is written during her anonymous stay in the … Continue reading What happened to Shupnakha
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