Category: #Blogging
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Precious Nothings
As my slumberous eyes open to the bright yellow rays of the desert sun permeating into the room, glazing through the tall, sun-kissed windows, I stretch leisurely and smile. No chirping of birds here, unlike India and yet an encompassing quietness, lending a unique serenity to the surroundings, indeed makes…
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Priceless Solitary Ice-Cream Dates (Poem)
(Below is a non-fiction, for at some period of life, I truly loved my daily Ice-cream rendezvous, on my way home, back from work. And today when I got an unforseen chance to revisit that moment it was fun. This also made me realise that as life progresses, we give…
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Together in Spirit (A Short Story)
Four-year-old Vihaan woke up in the morning and chirped, “Good Morning Mamma”. “Good Morning Darling. How are you feeling today? Are you Ok?” asked Smriti stretching on the bed, before moving on to affectionately hug him and pull him into her arms, under the blanket. Her husband Aditya had already…
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Simple Things That Are Difficult To Understand ( A Super Short one)
Love is: Irreplaceable Money is: Valuable Time is : Irreversible Character is : Indispensable Trust is: Vulnerable Thoughts are : Changeable Kindness is : Commendable Feelings are : Sustainable Destiny is : Unpredictable Respect earned is : Laudable However, CONDUCT should be : CONTROLLABLE So always make sure to factor…
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Genetically yours…Storyteller (Super short story)
Toddler sits near Mamma and tells her in an important tone “Mamma I want to say something” ‘She’s picking up communication and manners from us really well’, mom can’t help noticing. Setting the iPad aside, the curious Mom now turns around to pay full attention, “Yes Darling! Tell me what…
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The Auburn Hair (Short Story)
Sofia had always loved auburn hair. As a child, the auburn hair had become an obsession with her. One day, as she skirted inside her huge palatial mansion, she found a few strands of them on the bed. They were very beautiful locks… neither her American mother’s blonde, whom she…
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The Dinosaurs (Short Story)
A little girl clutched and hugged her mom tightly, hiding, not wanting to see the movie anymore. The roaring dinosaurs terrified her. ‘Mamma, will you always be there to protect me from the Dinosaurs?’, she questioned, her big round eyes clouded with fear. “Of course my darling! Always!’, assured the…
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Mommy Confusions (#100 Word Story)
They should never face any want, she told herself. Ensuring a play-time she pampered the twins with toys and much more. The happiest children adored mommy but as time passed their expectations increased and they did not seem to value the things they got without asking. They would gleefully throw,…
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Short story – An Aquarium Mesh
Everytime as Misha stepped into the office corridor, she could not help but glance in the direction of the aquarium that flashed an array of orange gold-fishes and black mollies, swimming to and fro. With its colourful, eye-catching incumbents and exotic aqua scape, the aquarium exhibited life and liveliness inside…
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Glimpses from the life of “Aabad” (A domestic cleaner with educational goals for his children)
He has been their domestic cleaner, for the last several years ever since they relocated to this foreign country – a cleaner for several of the apartments in the building in fact, where he was deployed amidst a team of workers. The team worked for the real estate division of…
Affinity and Moods 