“Whom do you love the most, Mom?” “See it in my eyes…” “In your shades, you mean?” “Yes.” “I see you. So you love yourself the most?” “Yes. I need to, to take good care of you. And I need to lead my own life too.” “Oh, that’s nice. But there is nothing on the … Continue reading Love the most
Curiosity takes me wherever I go. It also makes me whatever I am. And this glass with moving images has opened up new worlds. I was once tempted to break it, on seeing a fishbowl, but the lovely sight disappeared when I reached there. It felt like a kind of mirage. But I’ve learnt to … Continue reading Cattiness
Oh,no! There you go….. once again carrying my dreams with you sketches on that notepad frozen shots entrapped in power zones with glue ideas that flew so smooth stopped mid-air unaware of destinations I await my fate hanging at your mercy I come again -yet another meeting notepads, screenshots scribbled thoughts of the … Continue reading Meetings
It was a task well-executed, and now it’s time to celebrate. I don’t know from where these gun-toting masked creatures emerged. They changed the scenario of the party in a few minutes. I see blood trickling down the bodies of some friends. And there in a corner, lies someone who resembles me. But I feel … Continue reading Not a deterrent
Whatever I feared all my life as painful, is not so. The transition is smooth, and I find myself in a place that looks like an empty waiting room. I choose the first chair on the left, for getting a good view of new entrants. I hear a scream before I can sit. This is … Continue reading Waiting Room
“Why does it look hungry for more?” “There are many more in the air.” What are you two talking about? Silence. Two days later, there is another storm which breaks all records. There appears to be a vortex, which sucks everything around it. Trees fall, buildings crash. The strangest phenomenon is several large bird-like creatures … Continue reading It happens …
She would often pull the chain, and get off at this tiny railway station. At times she had to pay a fine for pulling the chain without reason, but she did not mind. It took an entire day to roam around the shanty township, spend some time near the pond, and keenly observe every male … Continue reading Search
“One should not start a novel, without deciding what the end will be.” “My characters assume life, and do whatever they like.” “You are like the ringmaster in a circus. Make them toe the line.” “Can the ringmaster be sure that the beasts will always behave?” “Well …” "Creativity is like driving a car at … Continue reading On the edge of creativity
What a day have you chosen to bring back memories of those winter afternoons in a cosy corner! Today, I watch myriad elements of my comfort zone being wrapped up in boxes, and loaded on a truck. It will take almost a week to reach Mumbai, and I’m a floater in transition for sometime. I … Continue reading Looking forward
They do it all the time. Buying patterns are carefully scrutinized to design the future marketing strategy. Only that artificial intelligence is not as brazen as this, and the air around shops is not sprayed with disease-producing viruses. Looks like they are inventing some unheard-of, new disease to boost sales….. https://sundayphotofictioner.wordpress.com/2019/04/20/sunday-photo-fiction-april-21-2019/
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