Disappointed #Flash Fiction

“Valentine’s day!” incredulous manager responded to Madhav’s half a day leave application, “not even our festival.” Madhav wanted this day to be perfect. Instead, he got out late from office courtesy a difficult client. ATM was running dry. With the cash in hand, he could buy the muffin. He made sure to cover it with...

Felicitation #HelpMithuSaveSchool

“This Guru Purnima let us honor Abani da,” suggestion came from a friend from our high school days. Abani da had been the hostel warden in junior section of boarding and also principal of the junior school run by the Mission. The idea found traction. We all felt, who can be a better person than...

Lonely #Friday Fictioneer

Playing cricket with his friends in the courtyard, Bubu hit the ball so hard that it went through the open window of Mr. Sanyal. “Go get the ball, yourself,” friends jealous of his cricketing prowess declared, “this will teach you not to hit so hard.” Mr Sanyal lived alone with his helping hand, Madan, and...

Journey has Lost Sheen #TravelTrends

I tend to agree with the present Indispire prompt. We don't pay as much attention to our travel while we remain focussed on reaching destination. Many of us travel by a flight or by an air conditioned train with sealed window. There is not much interaction with outside. While travelling many remain engrossed in their...

Paper Boat #Sunday Photo Fiction

“Dad look, a paper boat,” excited shout from his seven year old son drew his attention to the boat, resting beside a stone, waiting to be released on water, “why don’t we make one dad?” -----------------------------------------X----------------------------------------- “Bhai, lets float a paper boat on the river,” the request took his mind back many years, when a...

Solution to Pollution : Hybrid Car #WOW

Last week, I wrote about my experience stuck in a traffic jam on a winter day. While pollution due to emission from idling cars prevented me from opening window, high price of petrol pinched my pocket as engine was burning precious fuel while car was stuck in the jam. Last week, I wrote about my...

Boundary #CarrotRanch

Like every weekend, Radhika and Yatin were out with their cycling club members this saturday. That is when they noticed the board “Private Property, Keep Out.” “What are they are hiding?” asked Yatin, “why they want everyone out?” “They are protecting their personal space,” said Radhika, “what’s your problem?”  “Problem is homophobia; obviously, they can’t...

Getaway #Tell Tale Thursday

“This Valentine’s day let us spent time together out of town,” Madhav put forward the proposal to Ayesha, “I have a two night three days booking in a resort in Malaya, everything taken care of what do you say?”  Madhav and Ayesha, met at a mutual friends place, have been seeing each other for nearly...

Stranger #Friday Fictioneer

“Right time and place to discuss ghosts?” commented the stranger “I am Subir, may I join you till my girl friend returns?” Out to spend a beech weekend, friends were sitting around a wood fire. “Welcome!” said Abhay, “have a drink, tell a story.” “A camper died right here; his girl friend had left him,”...

Smile Indicates a Happy Mind #HappinessSmiles

Human beings are capable of expressing a variety of emotions. Happiness is one such emotion that is manifested as a smile. Smile is an outcome of a state of mind that involves activity of a variety of different cellular and molecular processes. A person becomes happy when he gets a stimulus in the form of...