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Monthly Archives: February 2012
OFF-ice
She sat: an uncrowned queen on her throne. Power glittered on the tip of her Roman nose. “Charging through the nose!”- the exclamation came through flared nostrils, the air thick with her air of superiority. The idiotic superciliousness that she felt over the misplaced … Continue reading
Posted in 55 fiction, cheeky, emotions, office, time
Tagged arrogance, bad day, bad english, bossy, flared nostrils, heroine, hierarchy, indian english, indian pride over command of english, misuse, office, power, rec surat, roman nose, subordinate, superciliousness, uncrowned queen, wrong use of idioms
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Joyride
Worn, shriveled and old, with just the sun and stars for company, I spent a good two weeks before I found my new family. The kids shrieked with delight as soon as they saw me. Balanced between the sidewalk ledge … Continue reading
Posted in 55 fiction
Tagged age, discarded, family, fun, game, irrelevant, joy, kids, love, old, old things, play, pleasure, swing, unsteady, useless, wood
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Slip-pers
Theirs was a casual friendship- one made over bread and biscuits and a chip here and there. They never made dates and yet, were always glad to see each other. One day, one confidently told the other- “Get me slippers … Continue reading
Posted in 55 fiction, friendship
Tagged adopt, biscuits, casual friendship, child, company, didi didi, girl, help, love, mother, orphan, poverty, relationship, save, slippers, surrogate, trust
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Softly, o soft(l)y
Fragile. Delicate. Precious. Such were the words he inspired in those who came across him; he never deliberately ‘came’ across’ anyone. But then, he fell for the porcelain skin, the delicate features, the innocent smile. He looked forward to running into Angel-face … Continue reading
Posted in 55 fiction
Tagged angel face, baby, beauty, child, delicate, family, father, fragile, gummy smile, happiness, innocent smile, kind, life, liking, love, mother, porcelain skin, shyness, silky hair, vava
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Dance Dance Dance
A jump, a skip, a smile, a laugh, twirl, turn, chop, peal- the morning was an activity swirl.there was insistent music in the background and she kept nodding her head, keeping the beat with an almost grim determination- the prescription … Continue reading
Posted in short short story, snip-snippet
Tagged activity, dance, depression, happiness, help, life, routine, sadness, solace, woman
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rash-me-rambled for a whole year!
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 1,800 times in 2011. If it were a cable car, it … Continue reading
Gajra
Cleverly pleated saree, jasmines tucked in her plait, curves that belied her respectable-mother-of-two status- she looked and felt good. Was it any wonder that she rose much before the city and bustled to her work-place where half a dozen urbane dwellers awaited the … Continue reading
