The red curtains were being pulled back. Dressed in a black floor sweeping gown, with sequinned black trimmings lining it, her wrinkled skin touched up by a pair of deft young hands on her troupe, she walked on to the stage. The soft light on the stage made her eyes twinkle. She could see a lotContinue reading “Prima Donna.”
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Hurt.
As he watched her walk away, he muttered abuses under his breath. As she walked farther, his voice became louder, hurling out the abuses loud now. It made him angry and unlike her, anger did not make him cry. Anger took him away from the pain, it made him feel in charge. He was noContinue reading “Hurt.”
Surviving the horrors!
Coming up is a survival guide if you are being forced to sit through a horror film on the 70 mm film on cinema screens. For those of you bold and brave people out there who stepped into the halls knowing your dreams might not be as pleasant in the nights to come, I haveContinue reading “Surviving the horrors!”
Saving Grace. Part 2.
Continued from… His hand beneath her head, he sat beside her carefully, trying not to jerk her awake. The street was cold, almost wet. He took off his jacket and placed it on the ground. He awkwardly shuffled on to it. He checked his watch. Another 20 minutes to full light. What am I doingContinue reading “Saving Grace. Part 2.”
Jilebis.
— Looking for feedback. All are welcome. — As I stood by the small sweet shop in one of the eat streets of the city, waves of hot air hit me from the stove lit ahead, as the heavy late night air settled around me. It was a hot night. The rains had been distantContinue reading “Jilebis.”
Why ‘Outspoken’?
The word that is doing the rounds in most of my social media accounts and now here too – ‘Outspoken’! The name of our team’s in-house public speaking forum at work. Three weeks of effort, bonding with friends over brain wrecking sessions, hours of script editing, listening to audio recordings of speech practices at theContinue reading “Why ‘Outspoken’?”
Life Notes #13.
The last life note that I wrote had to do with my entry into public speaking, with me emceeing for one of our corporate events. This one has to do with public speaking too but this time I am putting a lot of other people on the stage, wanting them to enjoy the stage justContinue reading “Life Notes #13.”
Scarred.
I scared you. The knowledge I had of you, scared you. I became the personal diary you never wrote. You could see the ghosts of your past reflected in my eyes, each time you looked into them. I became a reminder of what you were trying to forget. My comfort with you, scared you. YouContinue reading “Scarred.”
Toothpick – #25WordStory.
Toothpick. She picked up the toothpick to dot her forehead with white. She was a bride in the film, while her own marriage was falling apart. Graciously Yours!
Circus – #25WordStory.
Circus. He knew the lions were hungry. Meat prices had risen; food portions decreased. Taking Lord’s name, he entered the lions’ rink for his circus act. Graciously Yours!
Inking The Thinking. 