I am never again doing a goodbye. I am tired of goodbyes. I think I have had my very unfair share of goodbyes for someone only hitting their late thirties … I think I am numb now. You know… like how your leg feels, or doesn’t feel when you get up after sitting cross leggedContinue reading “No More Goodbyes”
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The Break-up Bench
And yet another love story ended on me.Have you ever imagined having the butt end view of love stories? Pun intended.Well, you see….destiny has decreed that that’s what my life will be.I was born here.Right in front of this lake.Let me see…It must have been some seventy years back. More? Maybe. See, Sameer there, belowContinue reading “The Break-up Bench”
A Pigeon-y Tale
Pinky felt a pit in her stomach. As if the world was ending. A flux of terror, doom and guilt stormed within her as the frightened, confused and desperate cries for help filled the air.They were trapped. All twenty of them. The net was strong and tight. It cut through their soft wings and delicateContinue reading “A Pigeon-y Tale”
Rewriting Red
“Which color?” “Not Red” – I typed. Then deleted. Do you seriously erase a color from your palette for a person? Is that a thing. It shouldn’t be a thing. “Um .. shades of blue?” I typed back. “Ah…well, this model doesn’t really do blue that well. Are you open to shades of red? ItContinue reading “Rewriting Red”
Love and Beyond : The First Date– Part 1
Natasha should have known that it was going to end in tears. Because it began in tears. Lots of tears. She had been peeling onions for dinner that evening when they matched. “Buzz Buzz. You have a new bee in the hive” – The yellow notification popped on her phone. She didn’t even have toContinue reading “Love and Beyond : The First Date– Part 1”
Ghosted! Anonymous
Hey sunshine….Good morning. – Amit texted, even before his eyes agreed to open completely.…..He waited. The last three weeks had been amazing. After years and years of swiping right and sleeping around and jumping from one affair into another. Sometimes wading through, sometimes sneaking out of, sometimes quietly disappearing and sometimes reluctantly wiggling out ofContinue reading “Ghosted! Anonymous”
Edge of the World
The beach on a moonless night, is as close to magic as I have ever experienced.The beach on a solitary moonless night, pristine, quiet and empty is an experience that is divine and eternal. Even for an atheist.Masala had followed me from home across the polished private route through The Lalit, inspite of several discouragingContinue reading “Edge of the World”
A Match Unmade in Traffic
The wedding went well. Small, happy event. Natasha was given special mention by both families and gifted generously. She was embarrassed and happy as she left the reception and waited for her cab. Tomorrow was a big day. She had a sequence of meetings lined up with prospective funding agencies. The campus entrepreneurship cell hadContinue reading “A Match Unmade in Traffic”
Version 2.0
At the peak of the mountain, she sat on a ledge The rustling wind twirled up her tiny curls As the first light of dawn, crept up the sky’s edge Two tears glistened in the first light, like pearls. Just two, for that was her budget, for joy. In the year gone by, she hadContinue reading “Version 2.0”
A New Life… A New Story…
You, little Radhika, yes, for me you will always be little. You were born into my arms. Or atleast that’s how I choose to remember it. For a moment, in all that confusion and chaos, when your drunk father was absent and your aunt had gone away for her lunch and your mother was underContinue reading “A New Life… A New Story…”
Dreams Unlimited 