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You know how right when you're falling asleep, really really late at night, and suddenly your head is filled with this idea that sorta writes itself out, you can literally see yourself typing the whole thing and how it fills up the word counts so well and everything looks too perfect to edit...and then you …

The Back Side of the Night

Third time in a row, Awoke from the dream that Haunts the endless hours of the light. Third time in a row, His soft snores filled the silence, To scare away the monsters of the night. Third time in a row, Watching the sleepy sun peep out from Under the blanket of the back side of the night. I have …

A life less free

This story is based on a true incident, though I have incorporated enough fiction to make it sound unreal. In India, there are some villages in Maharashtra where there is a practice that is still continued. Once the girl child reaches puberty, she is taken to the "market place" and put on auction. The highest …

Details in my fabric

Oh, there you are! I have been looking for so long for you, That I’ve almost forgot what I wanted you to do! Was it a little hemming in of my ego before it fell apart? Or was it for adding another cross stitch right over my heart? Maybe I wanted you to tuck in …

Daily Prompt: I’m Alive

There were so many things that she inspired - Their envy and hatred topped the list. She swayed her hips to the music in her head And enjoyed her moment on center stage. They had judged her all her life, And found her forever wanting. She had devoted herself to tick all the boxes, Always failing nevertheless. …

Daily Prompt: Tiny Tales

A tiny little poem written in fun On the wall near school, where someone Could see and spread The nonsense they read... Four rhyming lines unbalanced the cocked gun.   A tiny little hand curled up in a fist Made its way to the top of my list Her sweet smile Soothed for a while And then they …

Unforgiven – 4

(Ok, I know it's getting a little old asking you to check out the story in bits and pieces. But stay with me here. Maybe it's going somewhere good. Maybe not. Part 1 , Part 2, Part 3) I loved to travel and every weekend, I left my body behind as my mind traveled the …

Unforgiven – 3

(In case you missed out on the previous bits of the story, you can read them here -part 1 and part 2) I never missed watching a sunrise on a Saturday or a sunset of the day after. That was after all the only time I allotted myself to make a change. I wasn't a …

Unforgiven – 2

Did the title remind you of Metallica? That was like my anthem while growing up, so obviously a lot of my work will be influenced by them! Anyways, this is the second bit of the story (which I am still stuck with). The words come so suddenly that sometimes I am not prepared to jot …

Daily Prompt: Un-masked

With a perpetual smile on her face, she might Fool you into believing that everything is all right. But if you were to look closely at what lay beneath, You’d notice the cracked lips and the yellowed teeth. It might not come as so much of a surprise To find out all that happiness was …