“You have magic fingers.” The compliment from my mother-in-law is more than music to my ears, as she initially disapproved of her daughter marrying an Indian. I wonder if the secret to a change of heart lies in the tapping of my fingers on the tabla, the fame and wealth I’ve recently acquired after signing … Continue reading Magic fingers
When I walk in the dark, feeling things and measuring footsteps, I know how light defines the parameters of existence. The world is whatever light helps me to see. Whatever I can’t see does not exist. Glowing, gleaming, flickering, blinding, soothing, illuminating – it is the context for all that I see and understand. “Do … Continue reading Lambent #writephoto
"The smoke is blowing our way, and we do not know what it carries." "Well, the proverbial North wind… but your nemesis is not airborne. It needs a surface." "Don’t evade issues. Check where the ship comes from." https://only100words.xyz/2020/03/12/three-line-tales-week-215/
Get him in, check reports, pull out the syringe…. Where does he figure on the priority list? Resources are dwindling, cases increasing… The few who remain will rule the world, pull out the syringe…. The routine of life and death is passe. The world needs new challenges and decision-making powers. https://girlieontheedge1.wordpress.com/2020/03/11/its-six-sentence-story-thursday-link-up-98/
“I’m leaving. Words dance on blue paper, as tears create inkblots.” No. This sounds like the beginning of a vintage story. Who writes letters in this day and age? A message needs to be timed correctly. They should see it only when she is well beyond their reach. Her fear surprises her. Is she still … Continue reading Goodbye
I’ve never seen a boss as evil as Sanjeet Anand. If he decided to destroy someone, he would, for no reason and revel in pure joy. It was performance appraisal time, and he used decimal points in the excel sheet in a manner, that the score of people he did not like fell below the … Continue reading Courageous Clarice
It is yet another session on identifying causes and symptoms of depression it made her feel sometimes. “It seems that some people enjoy being depressed,” opines a participant, “Life is too hard to face otherwise.” “We need to understand that antidepressants put them in a transitional phase, and effects need to be carefully monitored. One … Continue reading Sugar-coated
Time stopped many memories ago. Remnants of that frame of mind brings her back here again and again, knowing well that nobody will turn up, and she will return alone. Once again, she scans those messages - typed with the right emojis, scanned carefully for errors or ambivalence - lying in Drafts. https://only100words.xyz/2020/03/05/three-line-tales-week-214/
Coming back to life is a dream come true … for those who worked at nullifying the curse, for those who waited patiently for the unfreeze, but did not live to see this day. There is bustling life outside – humans looking different, semi-humans and robots. And the inhumans? Well, they’ve always been there, but … Continue reading The fly who escaped traps
OUT OF STOCK! Well, I cannot read the language, but perhaps it says the same. Empty shelves are testimony to it. The city has not been receiving fresh supplies for the last few days. It is the corona virus scare obstructing movement. Stock market indices are all going south. The street urchin is not sure … Continue reading Epidemics
