Sita and Mareech — SacredCircleforWomen

(Background : Ramayana has a story on how the ‘golden deer’ Mareech entices the protagonist Sita, and the chain of events leads to her stepping out of the security zone. She is then kidnapped by Raavan, and the act of her rescue leads to an epic war. Here, the deer Mareech returns to meet Sita, after […]Sita … Continue reading Sita and Mareech — SacredCircleforWomen

Time to flee

"My garden is in shambles, after my husband retired." She had tears in her eyes. "But why? Don’t you find time to tend it?" "I do. But his main task in office was to thwart others’ ambitions and push his way forward. Now, it’s only me and the plants." "He won’t have any place to … Continue reading Time to flee

On a different plane

I’ve heard stories about black holes. People lost and never found are supposed to reside there.  Is a black hole really black, or just a space where gravitational and other powers do not work? It means existence is not relative to any other force. If I meet any of the other people lost before, how … Continue reading On a different plane

The Blue Door

The door was never locked, just pulled tight. She kept floating in self-doubt, inadequacy and a guilt about not being what others expected her to be. Deep down, she knew the allegations are not true. But there was no way out. There was no way of getting rid of antagonistic shadows. Today, that one truth … Continue reading The Blue Door

Wor(l)d- building

Photo by Aksonsat Uanthoeng on Pexels.com It takes time to build a world. The first design is not difficult. I know what to place where and when. But the sub-plots can get complicated. My characters are not all born here. They or their parents come from different places, and carry a different world within them. … Continue reading Wor(l)d- building

Networks

“Colleagues and partners have turned against him in the trial. He faces a prison sentence for at least 10 years.” “Maybe he failed to reward them adequately. Or maybe they did not believe in the cause he was driving.” “Your network is your net worth. They forgot to add it needs to be a supportive … Continue reading Networks

Laboratory

"I found this with the junk dealer. My professor used to sip coffee from this mug, while conducting lab sessions." "What are you going to do with it?" "Clean and keep. It comes from the lab which made me the scientist I am today." https://only100words.xyz/2021/08/05/three-line-tales-288/

Water

“Winning a beauty contest in a small town is giving you tinseltown dreams.” “Watch me as the ripples grow into a splash, and then a storm." She did grow into a storm, as scandals surrounded her films and relationships. She had grown bigger than her own expectations. They meet again, years later. She is honest … Continue reading Water

Counting steps

August approached in a golden sweltering haze. It does every year, as Leo season begins, and astrologers start writing rosy forecasts. In a few days ….life goes back to normal, with all its struggles, joys, sorrows …. as it was before I turned another leaf in the book of Time. How do we end up … Continue reading Counting steps