Hello and welcome to the eighteenth edition of Fiction Monday. “Tears are words that need to be written.”–Paulo Coelho November is the month of writing as NaNowriMo (National Novel Writing Month) commences this month. I wish all the best to the participants of this month-long novel writing challenge. I have tried in 2015 but my half-written … More Fiction Monday – 18
Kavya liked going to the park every evening. Today was awfully cold, but she walked to the park covering herself in layers of cloth. Her attempt to keep her warm in those layers of warm cloth was a failure as the numbing cold held her in its embrace mercilessly. If Nikhil saw her out in … More Memories #FictionMonday
Hello and welcome to the seventeenth edition of Fiction Monday. “Close the door. Write with no one looking over your shoulder. Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say. It’s the one and only thing you have to offer.” ~ Barbara Kingsolver There is … More Fiction Monday – 17
Neha picked up the envelope which lay forgotten in her desk drawer for years. She wrote it for herself some twelve years ago. The plan was to open it ten years later. Who knew ten years later she would forget the existence of the letter itself. Life has sweet-talked her into forgetting the fondest memories … More Letter from the Past #FictionMonday
Hello and welcome to the sixteenth edition of Fiction Monday. “You don’t start out writing good stuff. You start our writing crap and thinking it’s good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it. That’s why I say one of the most valuable traits is persistence.” ― Octavia E. Butler When I read my older … More Fiction Monday 16
Hello and welcome to the fifteenth edition of Fiction Monday. “A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.”–Thomas Mann, Essays of Three Decades I am going through a phase where I find it difficult to write. I won’t call it a writer’s block. I have stories and ideas spilling … More Fiction Monday 15
Hello and welcome to the fourteenth edition of Fiction Monday. “A writer is working when he’s staring out of the window.” ~ Burton Rascoe Stare, talk, walk, run, and do all that takes to write that story that’s brewing inside you. Stories From The Thirteenth Edition The Shadow by Esha M DuttaThe cat and the drawer by … More Fiction Monday 14
There might be a lot of things available to distract me right now. But nothing could probably do a good job as I am determined not to leave this matter alone. I see the shadow, moving behind the curtain in the living room. I am not paranoid. I check if someone is hiding behind the … More Shadow #FictionMonday
Hello and welcome to the thirteenth edition of Fiction Monday. “The best time to plan a book is while you’re doing the dishes.” ~ Agatha Christie I agree with Agatha. A ridiculous number of poems stroll across my peripheral vision while I am busy doing dishes or cooking. Sometimes I pause and note down the thoughts … More Fiction Monday – 13
Time will heal. That’s what everyone kept saying. But she knew the truth. She was an exception. It’s been 9 years. With each passing year she felt his absence tremendously. She felt betrayed as she was forced to live with the memories of her baby. Losing him in her womb made her wound an irreparable … More When Time Failed #FictionMonday
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