Child Brides and Broken Toys Her tattered dolls snatched from her the broken, mismatched train set put away in a rusted old box. The little stuffed dog made so lovingly with white and black beads pushed under the bed, carelessly…
My 100 words on Saturday – 7
I knew it was my last day there Introduced in February 2013 on Everyday Gyaan – an invitation, a prompt, a linky. Write exactly a 100 words on the prompt and publish it on your blog – a story, a poem, a mini-essay. The…
Forgotten Scent of Love
THEN– Pia takes a pen out of her handbag, to sign some papers at the bank, and the black leather phone cover falls out onto the floor. She smiles, remembering the night this had come to be hers, and the…
If only you were here…
If only you were here… When, My phone doesn’t ring on my birthdays, I don’t feel your hand patting my back. I walk out of the airport at Mumbai. My eyes look for you in the crowd of faces. …
Free write
Free writing The little kid was playing football with a balloon and didn’t care that the ground had more stones than grass on its surface. He was enjoying the game, excited to be able to kick the ball high up…
Justice served?
Somewhere a mother cries herself to sleep every night, clutching her daughter’s picture to her aching heart. She knows her little girl is never coming back to hug her and tell her, ” Mummy, I love you”, and this thought…
Pearl in an Oyester.
I Carry you within me like a pearl in an oyster. Your memory is like a candle in the wind. Your love is a warm hug on a chilly night, an affectionate whisper in my eager ear. My…
I Love You, says Adam to Eve.
I am taking part in The Write Tribe Festival of Words 1st – 7th September 2013. How Adam says “I Love You” to Eve in seven different ways. Everybody knows the magical powers of these three little words and…
Day 2 – My top 7 books
I am taking part in The Write Tribe Festival of Words 1st – 7th September 2013. My top 7 books 1. The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron – A must-read book for all; it is a life-changing book. “Artists are…
Day one of the 7 day challenge
Write Tribe Festival of Words Day one of the 7 day challenge I am participating in the 7 day challenge by Write Tribe and am looking forward to reading some interesting posts by my fellow bloggers. I am one day…
Empty Platform
Alone, She stands on the platform Watching trains go by A traveler she is not Just someone who is lost Had alighted here long ago Suffered a blow to the heart And left behind to wonder Did she…
55 Fiction – A woman scorned
Today’s prompt is by Vidya Sury on Write Tribe. Often called “micro” or “nano” fiction 55 fiction is the art of creating a complete short story in exactly 55 words, no more, no less. Not an essay, not a poem,…
I drowned in the shadow of your smile :)
100 words on Saturday #2 Introduced in February 2013 on Everyday Gyaan – an invitation, a prompt, a linky. Write exactly a 100 words on the prompt and publish it on your blog – a story, a poem, a…