A child prays… When did happiness become a contraband good? It needs to be smuggled in the form of a cartoon flick when parents aren’t around or that ice-cream stolen from the fridge. Why do they attach future loss to a pleasure indulged in right now? I live in the moment, and they- in fear … Continue reading A child’s perspective
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4680xtk0hC6hK17vpdEioQ?si=f345779ef528428a “I prefer guidelines than diktats, and I take my own decisions,” Harry tosses the booklet on the side table. “Diktats are needed when your decisions impact other lives. We live in a networked world and can never be totally free.” This appears to have hit the target. “Do you mean to say Siri and … Continue reading Values
It feels unreal to be walking in clouds, and feeling the ground beneath your feet. Soon enough, I will reach the Sun, Moon and Stars and use their influence on earth to project my views. The snow is melting beneath my feet… I hope I continue to walk without getting submerged in my own pride… … Continue reading Delusions
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5391UHQY3VVymwukeoTp00?si=2a9a4344386145c4 On entering the tunnel, she thinks about the burdens she is carrying, which restrict quick movement. Whatever needs to be shed should be discarded forever. The only way goes forward. It may be the Sun at the other end, or a gentler light or a different colour of darkness. Yeah… this tunnel is ebony. … Continue reading Colours of darkness
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4vrIJZSfrup8zYPLNbSgoa?si=e7b9333626a84a35 What if this happens? You can’t imagine … The refrain is familiar. It’s the same fear psychosis that gripped his father. His father ended up with an obsessive compulsive disorder of locking things. He fears his wife’s online interactions with an imagined enemy. Seeing the purported enemy online gives him jitters, and he yells … Continue reading Fear Psychosis
At the end of the week, Aiden mustered up the courage to go into his father’s room. He immediately sensed he did not want to be there. This is not the person on whose shoulders he had grown up. This man is a stranger with sunken eyes and a blank look. Then a light shone … Continue reading Impact
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0qbBhD6EFbKu3W4PWn6SgT?si=ede71fa45c0a48bd “This couch is so comfortable…” cooed Anne. “I’ve seen emotional exhaustion, people tapping energy reserves to survive, people at the end of a tether ready to give up and a few of them getting refuelled to face life again. I bought this couch from the shrink I worked for, and wanted to be on … Continue reading The Couch
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0uIHsKjUEmiibuYlxFHno4?si=9c6ec3e2bcaf441f There are three kittens looking like Kitty, probably her offspring. They look at me with curiosity, but my eyes look for my friend. Hope she recognises me… It was a deep bond, but not a free one. Reciprocity was the name of the game. I taught her how to use a laptop and the … Continue reading Impostor
The sight is scary - bodies found floating in holy rivers. Scarier are the human vultures mud larking on the shore, on a spree to find jewels on dead bodies. They don’t realise the families of the unfortunate dead were too scared of infected bodies, and too poor to afford a proper cremation. (52 words) … Continue reading Unfortunate
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0OwZWzZCb8YEFWuIK3ZCkb?si=39374a9b9e2a495d He is a celebrated super star. His brother plays the drum in a local band in Virginia, USA. They grew up in the same house, with similar interests. They applied for admission to foreign universities, and cleared all exams by studying together. “Would you like to tell us how you reached where you are … Continue reading Missed flight
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