” I won’t be able to see you any longer, hope you understand.” She said calmly and matter-of-factly. He gave a perfunctory nod and looked away. She left abruptly on a short notice, without a proper goodbye. Slowly he trudged downtown. After wandering miles he was standing at the beach in the gloaming. He laidContinue reading “storm”
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the orphanage
Saltmort hunkered down for a flat stone and skimmed it along the lake. On turning back he scrambled up to the grassy bank, plonked down casting a glance around. His old ramshackle orphanage stood right ahead of him. Its dilapidated doors, worn patches on the wall, weathered stone steps, etiolated creepers curling around the pergolaContinue reading “the orphanage”
a thump in the neighbourhood
All of a sudden a loud thump caught Michelle’s attention. Immediately she trotted down to Aunt Lecunia, her next-door neighbour. *** An hour ago she arrived home after a long humdrum day, planning to put her feet up. Famished, she padded barefoot to the kitchen. Looking for something to sate her appetite, she ferreted inContinue reading “a thump in the neighbourhood”
the infection
“Longbottom’s got infected” said Michael pitching the ball across the yard. “How come? What’s the source?” Bon swivel round and watched Fluffy making a dart for the ball. “Newspaper” “In my humble opinion, newspapers don’t spread Corona. By the way, I read every day, never got infected. I keep an eye for the danger. IfContinue reading “the infection”
number four private drive
Mr Dursley, as usual, had a perfectly normal, night-owls-free day or so the story goes. He shrieked at five to eight normal people, made several important telephone calls and a wee bit of normal shouting. He did fawn over those who deserved. In his normal desire to hit someone he yelled at his mother-in-law, dashedContinue reading “number four private drive”
in quest of an ice-cream
Lying on the couch I swapped my legs, gave a quick once-over to the clock and tried to calculate. It’s around half an hour since I am twiddling my thumbs, watching TV and cooling my heels for his arrival. It’s crazy to wander around underneath this scorching sun just for an ice-cream! The post goesContinue reading “in quest of an ice-cream”
what do you see?
That doesn’t demand anything, is just a little observant, Half-awake & half-asleep That which isn’t attached to demand or possessions. Pays no heed to the righteous or to the murmur. Humanity? Truth? Lies? “What do you see?“ ” It’s not really about what I see. It’s more about the prospect. I am setting my intentionContinue reading “what do you see?”
home
Arrive hurt, Be safe, At peace Morphing manure into the wellspring of life The post is written in response to Six word story prompt. *photo saved from the thesoulsearchersite.wordpress.com
syzygy
She clenched her daughter’s blood-spattered cloths as close as she could in her failed attempt to hold her tears. It’s an year now when her daughter was brutally raped and murdered. All planets were aligned in syzygy. It was perfect dark. Tears continued to stream down her face. Her son, who was a columnist atContinue reading “syzygy”
solace bar
The bar was more congested than ever. As I wended my way to the bar-counter my fingers skimmed the pocket of the man in blue Tee and and in the blink of an eye his wallet was in my purse. The man barely noticed me and was on his way to the exit. I wormedContinue reading “solace bar”
