He walks at a steady pace, tapping his cane on the mud-caked road. The car is still there, a grotesque…
Not Today
I began 2019 with a nice trek on the Himalayas. We saw the snow-capped magnificence of Mt. Kanchenjunga, the third…
My First!
They never said it would be this messy, and bloody! All they spoke was about the pleasure and the orgasmic…
Borders
‘Hello…’ ‘Good to hear your voice…’ ‘Yeah! Yours as well…’ ‘Does it bother you?’ ‘What?’ ‘Talking to me?’ ‘No! Better…
Love
She sets her little wooden chair next to the grave of her beloved and after a session of sighs and…
Stan’s Boots
After a very travel-heavy week during which I couldn’t get any reading done, this week promises to be a little…
Reunion
I met my estranged sister after two decades and I have to say that we cried quite shamelessly in the…
Comeuppance
Nero stared at the bleeding man bound to the worktable. The man grunted and moaned pitifully, his sobs choked by…
Match Made In Heaven
It was a convention like none other – men and women from different countries had come together to find themselves…
Gambit
I’m but a child watching a chess game. I can see the players concentrating hard, thinking five, six, even ten…
Reincarnated(?)
‘ I was born here, in this very castle. They named me under this domed roof. I used to play…
My Friends of #MyFriendAlexa
Open e-mail Click! Check today’s list Click! Who’s on the list? Shrug! Pick one Click! What’s it about? Shrug! Where’s…
Almost Enough!
Eight thirty in the morn surrounded by a thousand cars blowing their horn Packed lunch getting soggy Already! Smartphone beeps…
Penance
I look out, and see them just standing there, not speaking, accusing, tormenting. The bag with the money, and the…
Atlas Shrugs
A baby is born branded for big things A bright-eyed sapling destined for greatness Does his parents think a second…
Mirror, Mirror! – Friday Fictioneers
‘Grandmother, what is it?’ ‘It’s a magic mirror, love. It shows what your heart really wants.’ ‘Really?’ ‘Well, that’s what…
The Cursed Dog! – FFfAW 180
‘Bradley!’ Rubina calls me by my full name only when I’m in trouble, ‘What is that?’ I grin and unwrap…
Goodbyes – Friday Fictioneers
The crowd gathered on the banks of the holy river was a living, feeling organism in itself. It ebbed and…
Superstitions – FFfAW 179
Professor Mehta turned around and addressed his students, ‘This pathway here is forbidden, reserved exclusively for the Gods.’ Praful scoffed,…
An Interview With My Favorite Author
It was nothing like what I had imagined. I found him rocking forward and backwards on his famous cane chair,…
Car Cemetery – FFfAW 178
‘Grandpa, what are cars made of?’ Al considered his grandson Ron’s question. ‘A lot of different stuff, dear. But, mostly…
Options – Friday Fictioneers
Take any street, it’s a microcosm of the entire world. You can find animals and trees, churches and sewers, saints…
PTSD – FFfAW 177
He sat on the bench everyday, not moving, just gazing into the lake for hours together. No wonder I felt…
The Boy of Hamelin
Hans sat under a tree, brooding. Passersby muttered their greetings, and he spat back. Misers! He cursed himself for being…
Eventuality – Friday Fictioneers
Ria walked through the dilapidated house with a grace that belied her age. She paused by the ornate French windows…
Those Stolen Moments
August 6 8:10 AM ‘Well, this is nice. A lovely little break from the madness of everyday.’ Kumiko smiled at …
Family – Friday Fictioneers
‘Do you like dolls?’ Jeannie nodded, her tired blue eyes lighting up for a nanosecond. Joanie took the girl’s hand…
OOPS! – FFfAW175
Circle bottom right, fairly innocuous. Hope he doesn’t cross the centre, let’s see if we can have some fun here!…
Varad’s Opinions
Book Name: Spicy Trail Author: Shipra Trivedi Book Blurb: The intent of this book is to give a brief of 26…
Ballad of the Boy
There was once a little boy All of one and seven He picked a tattered tome Read it and went…
Flash In The Pan
Kumar Gaurav, Hrishikesh Kanitkar, Vijay Bharadwaj, Chumbawamba, Gracy Singh, Ed Giddins, Vanilla Ice… Raise your hands if you went, ‘Oh!…
Architect of Destruction
Give me five and fifty millennia, I will invent the wheel tame fire take baby steps towards evolution and drive…
TECHNOLOGY [An Acrostic]
Tooth that is blue, teaching the value of sharing Everyday life made simple, all with a click Countries and continents,…
One Love [Prompt: Three’s A Crowd]
There was once a man who fell in love with his smartest partner yet a black beauty she of ethereal…
Lesser of Two Evils
A Donkey and A Buffalo parade before the sheep staking claim to rule Says the buffalo, Brothers and friends…
One Too Many
Hey Friend! Are you ok? You seem to be swaying Like a reed in the wind Are you sure You’d…
During The Flood
Mike rushed inside and threw his umbrella, which had turned inside out due to the heavy winds, on the floor…
A Moment of Tranquility
The darkness in the sky gave way to the aureate first rays of the sun. The pristine waters of the…
The Terrarium
Note: This is purely a work of fiction. It is not intended to hurt anyone’s beliefs. The five men walked…
Last Item On The List
‘Mom, is the camera rolling? Yeah? Alright, I’ll take it from here. Please don’t disturb me for an hour, ok?’…
Cheeseburgery Love
My dad gave me three life rules to live by: 1. Studies come first, 2. Don’t sleep around with random…
Roadtrip
She waits with impatience, feet tapping a restless flamenco, in the queue outside the airport for renting a car. The…
To My Newborn…
I look at you, brown little baby squirming underneath the blanket, and am overcome with an eclectic mix of emotions,…
Varad’s Opinions – PEISKOS by Reema D’Souza
Book Name: Peiskos Author: Reema D’Souza Book Blurb: Peiskos is the feeling one gets when sitting in front of a fireplace…
Golden Record
‘Hello from the children of planet earth’ ‘Go Johnny go, go!’ ‘Ribbit!’ ‘beep beep beepidip beep…’ ‘Muah!’ ‘Hahaha!’ The record…
The Prince and The Flautist – #Writephoto
The horizon glowed orange well after the sun had set. The small group of men, well three men and two…
Family Tree
‘Gary, what are you doing?’ ‘I’m digging a hole.’ ‘Why?’ ‘You’ll see!’ ‘Gary, you’ve been sullen ever since Marshall came…
Varad’s Opinions – Deal of Death by Sonia Chatterjee
When I started this blog, I never thought I’d be doing a book review. The reason for that being I…
The Hook Up
She saw him staring at her from her vantage position at the bar counter. She turned, made a nanosecond’s worth…
The Wrong Bowl
Inder grinned as the little plant’s leaves unfurled. His decades of research had borne fruit at last. This was the…
