no past clouds lurking,or future anxieties skulking,this moment heresurrounded with beautiful vistas– a present for being in the present © Vinitha Dileep Joining Natasha for #WordlessWednesday and Parul for #ThursdayTreeLove.
Hello and welcome to the twelfth edition of Fiction Monday. “If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.” ~ Stephen King That’s the simple truth, isn’t it? Reading and writing are the two most essential tools to become a writer. Last week … More Fiction Monday – 12
Morning air had a peculiar softness in it as if it had realized that everything else in her life was rough. Niya felt pity on herself. Pity – lately that’s the one feeling she is in touch with. Anything good happens to her, she chooses to see it as a charity. As the morning sun … More Pity #FictionMonday
I don’t categorize myself as a voracious reader. I try to limit my reading dosage as I had proved early on that I have an addiction to reading which could take over my life forever and ever. But reading is definitely a part of my daily routine. Currently, I am reading ‘The Forty Rules of … More Because Mommy Needs To Laugh A Little!
Hello and welcome to the eleventh edition of Fiction Monday. “Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.” — Louis L’Amour I couldn’t write for last week’s #FictionMonday. I tried. Even scribbled two sentences. But words didn’t flow. Eventually, I gave up. Does that happen to you? Those … More Fiction Monday – 11
2020 is entering its last quarter soon. As days roll into months, my hope to see 2020 as a COVID free year is dwindling. This year started on a different note for me as we were in India for vacation when the new year arrived. I couldn’t publish my goodbye 2019 post or Welcome 2020 post … More What Would Life Be Without Gratitude
Hello everyone! Welcome to the tenth edition of Fiction Monday. “Sometimes the ideas just come to me. Other times I have to sweat and almost bleed to make ideas come. It’s a mysterious process, but I hope I never find out exactly how it works. I like a mystery, as you may have noticed.” — J.K. Rowling … More Fiction Monday – 10
“Please let me out!” his voice echoed in the room. “I will not bother you. I promise. ” His scream filled with fear and desperation made her smile. He will never escape, such was her handiwork. Jailed inside the mirror all he could do was cry. © Vinitha 2020 This 45-word Flash Fiction is written … More Captured #FictionMonday
Hello everyone! Welcome to the ninth edition of Fiction Monday. “Write what disturbs you, what you fear, what you have not been willing to speak about. Be willing to be split open.” — Natalie Goldberg One of the mistakes I make is this – withholding from opening up. I fear that when I let the protagonist’s … More Fiction Monday – 9
The day started on a dull note today. It was raining heavily since early morning. A faint sign of sun was alive somewhere beneath those dark clouds, much like hope in her mind. All she could count on was the fact that after a heartfelt pouring, eventually the rain will stop, and then, the sun … More Hopeful Tomorrow #fictionmonday
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