The afternoon break

The afternoon break

“There she goes again!” “I wonder what she does there every afternoon. I know the view from her balcony is great, but it is weird” “Yeah, why does she have to close the door behind her? Does she smoke?” “It doesn’t seem like that” *************** “Finally some time to myself! Phew! I’ve waited for this time since morning”, she thought to herself as she settled […]

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Plagiarized

Plagiarized

“This story is the original work of the author. Any resemblance with any person living or dead are purely coincidental” She read it again. It was no coincidence. The story in the book was the same as the one she’d submitted a few months ago. The publisher was the same. The author’s name wasn’t hers. Word Count: 55 I am participating in the Ultimate Blog […]

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The birthday gift

The birthday gift

Both of them searched every corner of the house with the hope of finding some money. The old clothes, old drawers and cupboards were dusted and thoroughly searched, but with no luck. “What do we do? We have no money for her gift.”, he said. “It is okay, she’ll understand dear”, she tried to calm him down. “But it is her 10th birthday. And as […]

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13 things you can relate to if you are a Bibliophile

13 things you can relate to if you are a Bibliophile

Reading is one of the best hobbies one can have. There are a lot of advantages of reading books. Well I won’t go on about the benefits of reading books. But here are a few things that book lovers would agree to. 1. The best holidays are the days spent with books. Eat, sleep, read repeat is one of the best ways to spend a […]

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Almost caught!

Almost caught!

Image Source Tara peeped into her daughter’s room and was glad to see her studying for the next day’s exam.  Meera was so engrossed reading the novel that she hadn’t noticed her mom at the door. She was scared for a moment. But the textbook was finally useful. It had saved her from being caught red handed.   This is my first attempt to write […]

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Book Review: Got me for life

Title: Got me for life Author: Chandni Moudgil Publisher: Self published Click here to download the ebook “26 women. 26 stories. Not so ordinary tales from their every day lives.”  They each person has a story to tell. And the story may seem common place, it may not be so ordinary after all. It is that something different from the ordinary that makes it a […]

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Book Review: 6 Degrees

Book Review: 6 Degrees

  Title: 6 Degrees Genre: Fiction Price: Rs. 349 Publisher: Lead Start Publishing Authors: Anmol Rawat, Preethi Venugopala, Soumyaa Verma, Tina Basu , Ashutosh Bhandari, Paresh Godhwani, Prerna Maynil, Ramanathan P , Shoumik De, Srilakshmi I, Sneha Bhattacharjee, Hemant, Shamim Rizwana, Nirav Thakker, Tushar Mangl , Ritu Pandey, Sharon D Souza, Oindrila De, Anupriya Mishra, Vaisaki Mishra, Tinu Menachary, Gauri Kamath, Ritesh Agarwal , Aayan […]

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#AtoZChallenge : To J K Rowling

#AtoZChallenge : To J K Rowling

Image Source Dear Joanne, I’ve never met you and you don’t know me, yet you have made a lot of difference in my life. I hope that you are doing well. Many a times the people whom we meet make an impact on our lives, but you made an impact without even actually being there in my life. So this letter is just to let […]

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#AtoZChallenge B: To Books

#AtoZChallenge B: To Books

Dear Books, I love you all! I wonder what I’d do if not for you all. I can call it love at first sight because from the moment I learned how to read, I was in love. Everlasting love. It was my dad who made me realize the importance of books when I was a little girl and from then on I’ve loved to read. […]

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#FlashFebruary Day 28

#FlashFebruary Day 28
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