Blogging from A to Z April Challenge The letter E is today’s prompt and my story begins with it. Eyes closed, Shiva drifted in and out of consciousness with Sia’s name on his lips like a chant. Just when she…
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Death – A Story
Death Blogging from A to Z April Challenge The alphabet of the day is D and my 55er is titled Death. Death was a welcome relief to Shiva after living a hollow and bereft life for these past many…
Beside – A Story
I am participating in the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge. The letter of the day is B and my short story of 55 words begins with this alphabet. Beside himself with grief, he had walked into the sea,…
Healing – 100 words on Saturday.
100 words on Saturday. Today’s prompt is She felt her heart begin to heal. The little girl ran up to Tina, the young teacher with kind eyes and a gentle touch. In all the six months this seven-year old had…
The Accident – a story in nine lines
I am participating in the Write Tribe Festival Of Words Day 1 (2nd March) – 9 Sentence Fiction The Accident Talking excitedly into her phone, Sia ran across the road without noticing the black car speeding towards her…
Mr Pangalal’s SeriousConditionitis
This is my entry for the contest “Condition Serious Hai“, on Indiblogger by Cadbury. Here’s a link to their facebook page – the Cadbury 5 Star Facebook page Mr. Pangalal’s SeriousConditionitis The meaning of the word ‘Panga’ is ‘Trouble’ and Mr.…
He Was Far Too Late
Today’s prompt: S/He was too late We can share our thoughts, a story, or a poem using the prompt in our post. While the sleeping beauty lay prostrate, the prince was in no hurry to be nice He sampled every…
Realization
This week – Feb 10-16 is the Random Acts of Kindness Week – celebrating kindness and love, and Valentine’s Day on the 14th makes it even more exciting! For this contest we have the choice of either submitting a story, a poem,…
How Do I? – 100 Words on Saturday
100 Words on Saturday – Prompt for this week: How do I tell her about you? The veil of forced cheer hides the confusion in her eyes, her shoulders stooped under the weight of her hazy memories. It doesn’t help…
The Long Wait – Wednesday Prompt 2014 – 3
Let your imagination run free – unleash your creativity and weave your thoughts into a post on your blog – it can be a story, a poem, an experience….just write! Wednesday prompt 2014 – 3 – and it is a photo…
Q is for Quotations
My post for AtoZchallenge today – Q is for Quotations. Here are a few selected quotations about quotations as quotations 🙂 I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much…
Racing towards fifty on wobbly legs
Pic credits Age is Just a Number I am fast approaching the half-century mark and feeling the effects of the upcoming golden jubilee event. Recently, I have put on a lot of weight due to multiple reasons; hypothyroidism, menopause, stress…