Category: #FlashFiction
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One small step…(Short story)
The little boy sat cowering on his bench, attempting to hide his face into his book. ‘Deepak’, he heard Mishraji, his class teacher, calling out his name. He stood up, still looking downwards and dispirited. ‘Whats the matter?’, queried Mr. Mishra approaching his bench. Nine year old Deepak nodded his…
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The Termination (Short Story)
Aarti and Rohit were lovers since college. It was a spark of smile at first sight which eventually blossomed into friendship and liking, after which came in love. Aarti was confident about her open minded family though Rohit had apprehensions in disclosing his relationship to anyone around until the right…
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The Sandcastle (Short Story)
Seven year old Neel and Kathy played together on the beach, whenever they came along with their mothers. They loved building sandcastles. Kathy could never get hers right but Neel had become an expert in making them. He could however sense Kathy’s despair when she saw her model to be…
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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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Short story – The Acceptance
Amisha pondered over Rajat’s words ‘They are OK with it. In fact mom was suggesting that we put up curtains in the bedroom of our new home-to-be for better privacy.’ The words uttered though brief, held an air of aloof hauteur about them, she could not understand why. Instead of…
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Short Story – ‘Tu meri beti nahi beta hai (you are not my daughter, but a son’)….
‘Tu meri beti nahi beta hai’ (You are not my daughter, rather you are my son), her father’s words resounded in Uttara’s ears. Living in a patriarchal society, Uttara had felt proud whenever Kishan and Radha used to say this to her, as if she had won a Nobel…
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Short story – A mind that is stretched by new experiences….
Apeksha had a flourishing Architectural Consultancy practice. Clients approached her with their dreams and she would spare no ability or effort in making them come true. She was implacably committed and also aware that they liked her ideas coupled with her unwavering determination to work them out. BUT WHAT ABOUT…
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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…
Affinity and Moods 