I was sure that it would be difficult for her to find success in what she wanted to do and she was giving up her job for her it. I couldn’t see her broken if she failed and it hurt me that she wouldn’t listen to me and so I said, “Don’t do it”, as I made my last attempt to stop her. “Didn’t you […]
Photo copyright: Janet Webb “Mom, why doesn’t it snow here? And why doesn’t Santa visit us?” “Baby, it doesn’t snow here because we stay far away from where it snows. And Santa does come here. You just have to be a good girl.” “But I still want to see snowfall” “You will baby. Work hard, be a good girl. Santa will grant you that wish.” […]
The journey from the hotel to her destination took not more than half an hour but what amazed her was the drastic change in the surroundings. It didn’t have any resemblance to the place that she had always called her hometown- the place where she grew up. It had been a long time since her family had shifted to a bigger city and the purpose […]
Copyright: Randy Mazie As they arrived in front of the library, she became nostalgic. She was a five year old when she had first come here with her dad and was introduced to the beautiful world of books. Books had become her best friends ever since and it was because of the numerous books that she read since her childhood, she was a writer now. […]
I returned home after a long, tiring day at college and since all my submissions of projects and assignments for the semester were now over I decided to relax. Just as I was thinking what to do, my mom who is a school teacher called me out and said, “Please help me make a presentation for tomorrow’s class and it is important as the officials […]
I sit there alone in a corner in the coffee shop and as I am waiting for my order, I see with a pang of envy a couple holding hands and smiling as they talk to each other. How I wish you were here and I could hold your hand as I spoke to you! As I am wishing that you didn’t have to be […]
The clock struck 12 and she looked at her cellphone with expectant eyes but there was no message or a call from him. It was her birthday and she wanted him to be the first one to wish her and so she chose not to reply to the other messages and didn’t pick up the other calls. It was almost 1 am and as she […]
Copyright: The Reclining Gentleman I remember that day from two years ago when it had started. It was my routine to sit down on the bench by the lakeside after a tiring day at work. I had no friends in this city. That was when he came and my life changed. Before I could confess my love for him, he told me that he was […]
“Come on Ma you can do it”, she said as I tried to walk without support for the first time after the terrible accident in which I had fractured my leg. I was doing well so far but suddenly I missed my balance and slipped, and she came rushing towards me to stop me from falling. “Good progress for today Ma and don’t worry about […]
Picture copyright: Douglas M Macllroy He looked at the piece of art lying on the table, unfinished as always. She had a passion for art and would end up making beautiful things out of waste. She would make things in memory of her special occasions. The piece that he was looking at was made after he had proposed to her on the beach. She had […]
