I saw her dig up the ground and hide some of the biscuits I gave her. I fed her and her six puppies every day, but was amazed to see she provides for a drought-prone day. Soon after, I got transferred and moved to another city. The puppies had grown up and moved out. In … Continue reading Saving up
I finally got around to cleaning the house, after a couple of lazy weekends. Contents of drawers spilt out. As I was changing the newspaper lining the drawers, a voice stopped me. Eerily, the paper spoke. “Check the date. You know a team worked so hard to get this out by dawn.” “In pre-pandemic times? … Continue reading Forgotten pen
https://open.spotify.com/episode/55t4kctUfWouOYid7IiZKo?si=nZqEBiKZTZmb27EETO8yig&dl_branch=1 A large sum has been swindled out of my bank account. The police says it’s a case of identity theft. Someone has used my credentials to log in the system. Registering complaints is a long drawn out tedious process. I hit the bed after calling eleven numbers, talking to six un-cooperative customer care officers … Continue reading Identity theft
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2oDnOGQdxXyG7fBIbTHdhO?si=G4Jzl1LuTpixY1z-l1aAyQ&dl_branch=1 Six Sentence Story - Nebulous “Those dreams were so real, not surreal, when Venus and Neptune clouded our vision, and we saw the future with borrowed lenses,”Anisha watches the steam rise from her coffee cup, as she talks about her recent divorce. Tanya is more optimistic as she draws something on a paper napkin … Continue reading States of being
I tried so hard to discipline them, and at times, ended up in tears with their defiance. Today, the room is spic n span, floor shiny but the silence is deafening. Come back, kids .... screens do not make up for the life you bring to an institution. https://only100words.xyz/2021/09/02/three-line-tales/
The three friends hoped nobody had seen them in this place. A: ”But we’ve made money. If we stay on longer, we could make a little more. See only your gains and shut your eyes to the rest.” B: “Can’t believe you are saying this. I don’t want to listen any more…” C: “I’m under … Continue reading Under oath
“The name is Phoenix. But the picture does not match.” The HR executive’s brow was creased “Social media profiles would have changed too.” “How do you know?” “When the phoenix rises again, he reinvents himself. It’s the only way to escape extinction.” https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2021/08/26/tale-weaver-26-08-21-its-not-about-falling/
“Gold mines are heavily guarded.” “Tunnels have been laid out from other parts. It’s about getting people out, especially women, not about gold.” “We’ll do our best.” Salute! “Marshal all resources. Help the evacuees to become a formidable force.” (39 words) https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2021/08/28/weekend-writing-prompt-224-marshal/
She sees black figures wrapping themselves around people, as they board the train. In a minute, she is screaming and running across the railway platform asking for the train to be cancelled, in anticipation of disaster. She is ignored as being a lunatic. In less than an hour, news about a train accident flashes across … Continue reading Most sensitive human
World Pulse, an international feminist initiative received this message from unidentified Afghan women, “We have lost everything that we created for ourselves in a single shot. Help us by keeping the issue alive. Keep talking about it.” What do you think can we do from social and physical distances light years away? What happens when … Continue reading Momentum
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