I saw Lucy the grasshopper when I visited the Zoo at Zurich. She was one of a kind.Sprouting a little yellow flower on her back,her green skin complemented the pink stones she was walking on. I had to have her. I- Alisha the starlet could have anything she wanted. After buying her at a exorbitant… Continue reading Lucy and Me #FFFAW #FlashFiction
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Nothing lasts forever #FFFAW #FlashFiction
Sarah loved watching the sun set. Every evening she made it a point not to miss it. It was a ritual now since many years. Just like the sun rose each day and filled the world with light, hope and happiness that a new dawn brings, her life had seen those wonderful moments like when… Continue reading Nothing lasts forever #FFFAW #FlashFiction
We are Family #FridayFotoFiction
Kamini looked at the little one as she slept cosily in the cradle, oblivious to her surroundings. A tear trickled down her cheek. And then another. Tears of joy, love, gratitude, tears of pain for the humiliation and wrath that they had to undergo – right from the time their relationship was made public. They… Continue reading We are Family #FridayFotoFiction
LOVE #MicroMondays
I never fell in love, Because this is all so stupid-till I became a Dad. Love fills up my life now. (21 words) The shortest and toughest micro fiction ever.. Linking up with Varad and Namy for #MicroMondays
SoulMates #FFFAW #FlashFiction
Dhruv and Shweta gazed at the drawings on the cave wall- a stone man and what appeared like a square box or was it something else? Dhruv couldn’t remember. “Ah this one is the tennis court just outside our house where we will play a game every evening and I will beat you.” “Shwe you haven’t changed… Continue reading SoulMates #FFFAW #FlashFiction
A month away from home #GratitudePost
October has been an eventful month. It began with the preparations for my 2.5 month business trip to Zurich, as I was cramming my bag with almost every other thing. When you have the luxury of business class travel, extra baggage is least of your worries- a generous 64kg baggage is what I was permitted… Continue reading A month away from home #GratitudePost
The pain of a mother #FridayFictioneers
The rows of of branded stores, roadside cafes,her dream destination Chicago did little to cheer her up today.It had been just 2 days that she landed in her city of dreams for a business assignment. The initial thrill had subsided and she had this gnawing feeling of missing her daughter, the pain of a mother… Continue reading The pain of a mother #FridayFictioneers
Quashed Dreams #MicroMondays
He had just got his first job in NY,city of his dreams. The country he migrated to as a 6 year old,had grown on him,it felt like home. President Trump announced that Dreamers Program would be scrapped. The room folded flat around him. (42 words) Author’s note- DACA is a policy created by former President… Continue reading Quashed Dreams #MicroMondays
Serendipity and Unhappy Endings #FridayReflections
Have you watched the movie Serendipity? The lead actor is John Cussack one of my favourites. Its a romantic movie about a couple who meets and parts without exchanging their whereabouts, they decide to write their names and phone numbers on the cover of a book and a currency note- if the universe wants them… Continue reading Serendipity and Unhappy Endings #FridayReflections
This fuzzy thing called LOVE #WriteBravely #WriteProBlogger
There were myriad emotions running through Sunaina’s mind as the plane touched the ground. She was back home, her own city Mumbai after a short trip to London. Saying good bye was hard. Her husband Ajay had landed a short term assignment for 6 months in London and she had accompanied him to help set… Continue reading This fuzzy thing called LOVE #WriteBravely #WriteProBlogger
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