Category: Stories
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The Phone Call
“Would you answer a call, if you knew the person on the other end wanted you dead?” A piece of flash fiction written for the prompt, ‘Scream’. One of my shortest pieces yet.
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The List | By Asha Vishwanathan
The lovely, Asha Vishwanathan, weaves her magic quill for her first ever piece of fiction. Surely, that must make you curious enough to read.
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Of frosting and cake
A piece of fiction that involves decadent cake, creamy frosting and sweetness with a little tanginess thrown in for good measure. Need I entice you more to read ?
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Spotting Santa
I cannot help licking my lips as I watch Gary cover the sponge cake with dark-chocolate frosting. There is a certain finesse in the way that he applies each layer, just gentle enough to kiss the surface, but merciless enough to make sure that it stays on. I know that there is work to be done, and…
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I remember
I will always remember that day. Some say that it’s unreasonable to expect a five year old to remember everything in the right sequence of events. I’m inclined to agree. But deep down, I also know everything I saw and heard that night. No matter how much people trivialise what I say, they cannot take…
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Grandpa Bubs
Jamie was wide awake. He knew that it was past his bedtime, but the excitement was much more than what his little heart could take. He’d spent the last hour tossing and turning in bed, shaking his legs repeatedly trying to fall asleep. But sleep just wouldn’t come. He turned on his side and quietly…
I Wrote Those - by Sid Balachandran 