There are so many things that distract me during the day. My number one distraction is my family. With summer holidays going on, my kids are always around with their needs. This morning, I had well-defined plans that I made last night before bed. There were only three things that I wanted to do today. … More My Reading Life and Writing Life Can’t Coexist
At this moment, I am feeling lazy. Actually, I feel more tired than lazy. It’s 2:30 in the afternoon, and my eyes are tired. Mind, too. I haven’t written anything in more than a week. Although I have a valid reason for not writing, I feel like I am making excuses. We went on a … More Writing Through Uncertainty #FictionMonday
Welcome to the two hundredth and second edition of Fiction Monday. “Kindness is like snow. It beautifies everything it covers.” —Kahlil Gibran Stories From Last Week No much thoughts about ‘blunt’ by SuzanaUnseen Battles by Vinitha Fiction Monday The idea is simple – to write. On Mondays, I will post the prompt here. There will be a … More Fiction Monday – 202
Welcome to the two hundredth edition of Fiction Monday. “Winners never quit and quitters never win.” —Vince Lombardi Stories From Last Week Consistency is the path by SuzanaAuthenticity Over Consistency by Vinitha Fiction Monday The idea is simple – to write. On Mondays, I will post the prompt here. There will be a word prompt and … More Fiction Monday – 200
Welcome to the one hundred and ninety third edition of Fiction Monday. “Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul – and sings the tunes without the words – and never stops at all.” — Emily Dickinson Stories From Last Week A life of boredom by AnamikaThe impossible could be possible by SuzanaImpossible by … More Fiction Monday – 193
Impossible – not a much-loved word, but one that is often used to keep mankind in line. However, I am not greatly affected by this word or its constraints. In fact, I am always thrilled when I hear it spoken to me. I am simply too stubborn to play along, preferring to prove the other … More Impossible #FictionMonday
Welcome to the one hundred and ninetieth edition of Fiction Monday. “A problem is a chance for you to do your best.” — Duke Ellington Stories From Last Week So many possibilities! by SuzanaA Message Across Time by Vinitha Fiction Monday The idea is simple – to write. On Mondays, I will post the prompt here. There … More Fiction Monday – 190
Maya was skilled in making everything perfect. Each day unfolded flawlessly under her watchfulness; not even a whisper of wind was allowed to disrupt the serenity of her home. Perfection, she believed, was an art achieved through constant awareness and unwavering alertness. Maya took pride in her meticulous attention to detail in designing and organizing … More The Flaw In The Plan
It was an accident—stumbling upon my draft folder in Medium. Lucky that I did though, as just last week I had hastily jotted down a piece while I was out, fully intending to publish it later that day. Like most pieces in that particular folder, this one too would’ve been destined to live a life … More Hiding in the Draft #MundaneMonday
I tried. All day yesterday, whenever I could sit in front of my laptop, I tried to write. I wrote, too — a couple of stories? prose poems? — I don’t know what to call them. I had a few stunning ideas looming in my head, and I jotted them down. It can’t exactly be … More The Story Continues #MundaneMonday
Beyond Scribbles 