MayShortReads18: Sleep
Trigger warnings: Death, Abuse
Death
MayShortReads10: Feardom – A Hard Night’s Work
A short story about a jolly old place called Feardom – a fictional afterlife universe populated by ghosts, ghouls, spirits, aliens and otherworldly beings.
A Eulogy For My Grandmother
Yesterday was the condolence function that culminates the grieving period. This is the eulogy I wrote for my grandmother.
Faith At A Funeral
How do you find the will to go on, as an unbeliever faced with death? I struggled at my grandmother’s funeral.
A New Death
I’m feeling the pain of being born. It’s as painful as I’m told death will be.
Remembering Rehab Chougle
She blogged. She tweeted. That’s how I know her. She liked reading. She liked sharing. Many XXFactored links came from her. She was still a girl. She was almost a woman. She was both. And she was discovering her ideas about womanhood & relationships. She had ambitions like everyone else….
Agni
Random impressions of fire safety brochures used to lie around the house. All of them came flooding in when Agni came visiting.
A Beacon Of Excellence
Last month, someone I worked with died. I was his boss. He was only 25. In memory of Sidhant Talpade, a good friend and the loss I did not expect.
I Am Jill ‘s Last Wish
I started with a wish and turned it into a story. This is a revised version after Kavita Bhanot’s workshop on fiction writing.
Little Reminders
I thought inspiration could only come from the young. But rejuvenation comes from those who have weathered it already. I had a little reminder.