The Rooster Coop

This complicated system where we seem so immune to the lives of the labour class of our fellow brethren need not be that way if we sensitize our next-gen to their issues. Why do we shy away from acknowledging that they live such miserable lives? They live in temporary shanty, living in those holes, covered … Continue reading The Rooster Coop

Someday

I will complete it, someday, and the date passes. Procrastination is what I am talking about. Seems like an illness, that needs immediate correction. What is in the mind of the procrastinator?  Looking into my own psyche, I think I just lack the will to sit down on time and complete my work, despite it … Continue reading Someday

Family

My attempt at writing a scene from the first person point of view and then repeat the same from the point of view of a third person. FIRST PERSON Maya rushed into a house filled with boundless aromas of a grand meal being arranged by the culinary artist of the century; my mother. She was a … Continue reading Family

THE OUTCOME

Agnes sat at the cafe, with her back to the entrance. She was enjoying her morning cup of latte and was in no hurry to send in the report scheduled to reach her partner an hour ago. Her meeting with their client had gone on well. She was looking forward to working with him and … Continue reading THE OUTCOME

Muddled

Young Amira rushed into her friend's house to call her for a game of tennis. She was a new girl in the neighbourhood, seemed to be having interests like her own. This was the first time that Amira had come over to pick her friend Sandra. The door was ajar and no one seemed to … Continue reading Muddled

AMANDA

.On a cold wintry night, when Della was busy warming water for her mistress, her son came running in the pantry, breathless, and in excited tones yelled out "Aunt Agnes is in pain! She is calling for you!!" Della was prepared, as she had known the time had come for the baby to be born. … Continue reading AMANDA

HEARTBEAT

Lia was a determined and happy kid. She was born to a couple who embodied the meaning of commitment and true friendship. She was the older of two children. Responsible and fun loving, as she grew older she became aware of the financial crunch her family was facing. With her father's advancing age and ill … Continue reading HEARTBEAT