BlogAdda 9: The Internet Undesirables
This week on my BlogAdda column, I talk about some internet undesirables and how to deal with them.
Writer’s Diary
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Tiny Tales: Emderatology
A case of Emderatology: Close to midnight on Saturday, the coffee server on duty reported two dead people in the shop.
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What The Cards Say
Someone recently asked me if I would do a tarot reading for them. I found a polite way to decline and recommended a friend who does this and related things for a living. Then they asked if this person was any good, whether it would work. And I had trouble…
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The Differences Make It Fun
How similar do people have to be to get along? How do you deal with the differences?
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Tiny Tales: A Birthday Story
I ring the doorbell and it’s opened by my friend Salim, bouncing up with all the energy of his 21-year-old self. It is his birthday and the gift I am carrying is a book I know that he’ll enjoy. Salim and I have been classmates and bonded over a common…
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Twory: The Gun Is Mightier Than The Pen
A Twory (Twitter-based story) about a time when a gun was really mightier than a pen.
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City | Fiction | Pop Culture
Chain Story: The Morning After
I started this as a Tiny Tale. But Anish Vyavahare added a chapter to it making it a collaborative effort and a bigger story. That got up featured on Protagonize’s editor’s weekly picks. I’ve just added the third chapter. You can read just my two pieces independently or read the…
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City | Fiction | Map Of Emotion | Pop Culture
Tiny Tales: The Park
A park separates them. If it can be called a park, that is. A grassy patch chequered with muddy patches, that turn into puddles in the monsoon. The dogs like it anyhow. They keep him awake at night with their barking. Nobody seems to care at 2 in the a.m….
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Tiny Tales: Playing Mommy
‘Playing Mommy’ is a short story about the darker side of childbirth. Please read mindfully. Trigger warning: Abortion.
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NovelRace 11: The Long, Dark Teatime Of The Writing Soul
My last NovelRace update was ages ago. I can’t quite explain why there hasn’t been one in all this while. Have I not been learning? Far from it.
