Category: Life
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Karma Laughs – Part 3
Link to Part 2 Raghav felt very uneasy, seeing Aradhana like this after all these years. Age had made her more beautiful, resplendent and her personality reflected the same congeniality and ease as her husband, further enriched by goodness and wealth. And she came in wearing the same pleasant smile…
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Karma Laughs – Part 2
Link to Part 1 That night Nitish did not return home. Sleep eluded Raghav. He had to act immediately, before the situation got any worse. Next day, he began dialling Nitish’s friends to enquire about his whereabouts when someone informed him that Nitish mostly hanged out with Akshat, because they…
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Karma Laughs – Part 1
Father and son were at it again. Disagreements, loud altercations and cold wars over the same issue. Day by day, Raghav was getting more and more frustrated at Nitish’s incomprehension. “Why can’t I pursue a career of my choice Pappa? If my friends’ fathers can support them, why can’t you?”,…
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The Inevitable
Life commences among strange people, so what if they are your own family, kith and kin? Then relations ignite feelings of love, affection, sense of belonging and togetherness in our hearts. We grow up soaking in these emotions. And when the same people depart from our lives, an irreplaceable void…
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Partnerships and Celebrations…
Just recently, someone close visiting us, casually happened to ask, if we had any plans to celebrate my hubby’s upcoming birthday, to which hubby was quick to respond that it’d just be like any normal day. We all seemed to unanimously agree. But on an afterthought, I found myself slightly…
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The Innocent (#100WordStory – Image based FlashFiction)
Trekking up the mountain realms, Were those evil hands, again in her dream, Profound, dark shadows etched on her mind, Unforgettable, beckoning her every time, Reminders of a gruesome past,…
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Little Scars (Poem )
I have some little scars that I want to heal, How miserable at times, they make me feel, Memories that swiftly embark on a guilt-trip For everytime I remember them, they make me flip, From the current good times, back to those days Why things of the past had to…
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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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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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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…
Affinity and Moods 