Celebrate Blogging:When the diamonds danced-Chapter 27

Celebrate Blogging:When the diamonds danced-Chapter 27

Team: Alphabet Soup. Read the previous chapter on Finitha’s blog. “Which Manu are you talking about? Because this isn’t Manu! This is Aryan Ahuja. The antique dealer whom we went to meet in Mumbai!” said a surprised Inspector Ravi. “Aryan? But Ravi, this is Manu. He himself told me that and I recognize him as I remember seeing him here in the village before”, said […]

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A lesson from a little boy

Learning they say never ends.  Each day of our lives we end up learning something only if we are ready to learn. And this learning does not have to happen just from books. Who can be a better teacher than life itself? We learn from the people around us and we learn from out daily experiences. And when it comes to learning from people does […]

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The midnight hunger pangs

The midnight hunger pangs

He walked slowly to the kitchen, careful not to make any noise and he decided against switching on the lights as he didn’t want to wake them up. It was almost midnight and he was hungry as he had skipped dinner to protest against not getting the gift that he had asked for. He was feeling sad as he had not got the gift but […]

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Celebrate Blogging: When the Diamonds Danced-Chapter 23

Celebrate Blogging: When the Diamonds Danced-Chapter 23

Team: Alphabet Soup Read the previous chapter on Sunita’s Blog. Shekhar and Tara were distraught after what Jennifer had told them. Their little one was now in the hands of a monster whom they had trusted all this while. They were both wondering how could they be so careless about their daughter! How could they even trust a stranger with their precious daughter after knowing […]

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The voice within

There’s voice that is within, That is sometimes lost in the surrounding din. Tells us when we are right or wrong, Warns us before we could do something that we’d regret for long. Guides us on the path of truth, Through childhood, old age and youth. All we must do is to listen, Judge before we hasten! But sometimes we fail to do so, End […]

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Why?

Why?

Why worry about tomorrow when we’ve got to leave some day? Why cry about yesterday when it isn’t coming back come what may? Why wait for tomorrow for the things that can be done today? Why hold back tears when you feel like crying? Why give up when you can keep trying? Why keep to yourself the things you feel like sharing? Why walk the […]

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The to-do list

The to-do list

She woke up early in the morning and glanced at her to-do list for the day. The list of things to be done always seemed to be increasing and with each passing day her life seemed to be getting tiring and monotonous. Her life was now governed by the to-do list and she could take it no more. The cool early morning breeze and the […]

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In the abyss of sorrow

I knew that life was never going to be easy, The trials and troubles would always be there. But what’s happening now seems  crazy, It is just too much for me to bear. Those happy memories come to my mind, And for a while I am in happy land. But answers to my many questions I cannot find, At life’s crossroads I now stand. The […]

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In search of dreams

In search of dreams

Ever since she was a child, she had a lot of dreams and plans for the future and she vowed to herself that she would make those dreams come true. But as she grew up, she had to face opposition for everything that she wanted to do to take her closer to her dreams. She was forced to follow the herd and though she detested […]

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The new territory

The new territory

Copyright: Rochelle Wisoff-Fields  Ever since she was a child, she had always dreamed of making it big in life. Though she came from a not so well off family, she wanted to achieve what nobody else from her tiny village ever did. The many hurdles that came on her way didn’t bog down her determination even a bit. Her hard work had paid off and […]

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