Protected: B is for Bare Bones – A Feardom Tale

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MayShortReads15: Coffeeshop

May 22, 2013September 16, 2023

Café Mocha, Suresh had learnt, was coffee with a little squirt of that chocolate syrup they had in squeeze bottles. It’s what he always ordered at a coffeeshop now. Coming from the state with the oldest and largest coffee plantations in the country, Suresh found it curious, even unfair that…

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MayShortReads 05: Remember Me?

May 5, 2013March 25, 2023

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“Remember me? Remember me?” I want to run down the corridor, screaming. And you’ll look at me with disdainful non-recognition. Then, when I stop crestfallen and stumble on the last step, you’ll throw your head back and laugh. My cheeks burning, my eyes stinging and my nose suddenly all water…

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#Ideastory: Play-acting

March 3, 2014September 17, 2023

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Let us drift on an ocean of ideas and call it conversationLet’s share an AHA! moment and mistake it for compatibilityLet us feel the camaraderie of fellow voyagers and call it love I will if you will. Shall we call it a date?

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9 Lessons In Colour

February 8, 2021October 27, 2024

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I visited Greece and Turkey in 2008. Every moment was a lesson. Colour was a big part of it all.

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Tiny Tales: Clearance Sale

January 21, 2015September 20, 2023

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This is the first thing I wrote in 2015 and I’m glad it was both catharsis and short fiction. New Year is about clearance.

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MayShortReads 09: The Beautiful Face

May 14, 2013March 25, 2023

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Selena’s best friend was her mirror. She began her day with it and it was the last thing she looked at, before she turned off her lights. Her mirror showed clear skin pulled taut over large, dark eyes, that topped a straight, defined nose, which led down to perfect Cupid’s…

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