1 This is off of a dream I had. There is a lot of pressure to remember the contents of this dream; so much so that there is a chance I...

Part 1 I have a fascination with books; old, obscure, beautiful books. Their hold on me began early in my childhood. My home was filled...

We are leaving our house. It is an oldish house built in the late 1950s. It currently is year 2000. The house is to be demolished, and an...

She----He saw the feet long scar running across my arm. He must think I am so ugly. While somewhere else.... He----I wonder how much it...

Balakrishna was born into the bustle, variety, and vivacity of a mega city (Pune). When his aunt passed, there was no one to look after...

Pummi Di is ignoring me. She does not call me; neither does she pick up my calls. When she does pick up, she says she’ll call back…. But...

What does marvel put in its movies………... in the end Always........... Can't seem to remember Nuggets Strawberry Pineapple Rohan...

I am going to throw in the towel. Surely it can’t be done this late. But wait, it has been done before. And it has been done against me....

I generally call you Madam, but I am caught in some kind of a dilemma. Should I not be calling you Miss? My heart tells me to address you...

The elderly, obese lady in dialysis caught me looking towards her. This time she lost her nerve; it was the 10th iteration of such...

Guntu the goose entered the evaluation room. He was being appraised for his brick-laying work. Awaiting him there was Pintu. The 127...

This piece anticipates Balakrishna’s reaction to an eventuality of my passing. Note that this is not some kind of morbid musing. It’s a...

Peter Proudfoot’s dad was blind. He loved his father. His old man loved football. Daniel saw the matches on his Nordmende radio. I say he...

My name is Mario. When I was a kid, I lived in an old house in Ranchi, with my parents, on the 2nd floor. My uncle, Dave resided on the...

Suddenly I went all Peter Drury and started singing like a canary. I have worked hard to be able to speak like this. I have been reading...

I was on my quintessential evening walk. When I reached the Mio Amore cake shop, I saw a familiar face. It was the barista from Café...

The year is 1974. Timothy Samson (13) admires well-written articles and novels. He firmly believes he could never breach the periphery of...

One day, unexpectedly, I saw Shayudh in my office. As I found out, he was the new macroeconomic expert the company had hired. When I saw...

It did not start with Her. The part with Nani constituted only about the last 20% of the stretch of the dream. Of the rest, I remember...

If someone wanted to ignore you, they easily could. They would act as if they didn’t see or recognize you. There may be many reasons for...