Fallen Dreams

Copyright-Kent Bonham As I lay, deep inside the piles of to-dos you once wanted to accomplish, gathering dust, I doubt if you would remember me at all. I hear your sighs about life getting in the way in living the dreams but is it fair to me – the once cherished goals, the desires you … More Fallen Dreams

Conflict of Interest

The grumbling tummy said “go ahead” but morals said “hold on”. I was torn between hunger and pride, tiredness and humility. Sandwich – lying on the trash can left by its previous owner probably because he was too busy to eat it, because he can eat stomach full later – gave me a disgusted look, knowing … More Conflict of Interest

Light of Sight!

Picture via Google Images He looked on pondering what it could be. Are those colorful lights or decorations of some other sort? Having gained the eye sight only recently, many of the visuals the world offered was absolutely new to him.At nights, he didn’t just see the darkness, he saw the star patterned sky brightened … More Light of Sight!

The Stalker

Picture via Unsplash   Kate hummed along the radio as she prepared her breakfast. She was cheerful busting moves between scrambling eggs. Through the opened window of the kitchen fall breeze made its way inside, making her breezy too.  Music from the radio stopped and an advertisement started playing. Kate looked out the window devouring … More The Stalker

Its Time

PHOTO PROMPT Copyright – Marie Gail Stratford Is that a pattern? Or some decorative lights? He strained his eyes to get a better look, but the blur was more pronounced now. “Where am I?” The streaming light behind the pattern caught his attention. The gushed in light flooded his eyes that he wanted to go back … More Its Time

Little joys

Amy laughed happily making the spin wheel turn fast with every blow, as her mother, Kristy, sat beside her in the park bench looking at her with a smile on her lips, though her eyes screamed concerns and worries for her autistic daughter. She wasn’t bothered about the society looking at Amy with pity, nor … More Little joys

If only….

Copyright – Janet Webb The older woman in the mirror looked nothing like her, she realized. She asked “who are you?” “I am you, silly. Have you forgotten what you have done to yourself all these years by neglecting yourself, not paying attention to your dreams and avoiding your desires?” Her reflection stared at her posing … More If only….

Perspective matters.

“Mommy, Three in a row!”, exclaimed Jack knocking down the bowling pins. “Wow Sweetheart, you are fantastic “, encouraged Mona. Pushing his wheelchair, the once career oriented woman thought how happiness changed from meeting deadlines, bagging best performer awards to bringing smile on her lifeline’s face – time changes perspective! Linking this to the Fiction Challenge … More Perspective matters.

Mission Impossible

Picture via FSF “I can do it, I just have to follow the instructions!” “What if you mess it up, and get it all wrong?” “I am intelligent, educated, I can read the instructions pretty well, what hassle is following them?” “But this is not lab exam, no one is here to help you; you … More Mission Impossible

What if!

 SOURCE “I was here waiting for him, on the platform with my luggage; as delighted I was to see the train approaching –  to start a new life with him, to make a world of our own, to get away from the rain, his absence made me panic though I knew he wouldn’t betray me, … More What if!