White And Black Room

A white and black room. Darkness everywhere but for a sole white reading light. Closed windows, rain patters on the glass. A pattern to the patters paints a picture on the window. Muffled noises, the world is celebrating a trunk nosed, pot bellied God. Closed windows, night sky lights up, firecrackers all across the sky [...]

After The Rain

The room is engulfed in darkness and Ammu sits on the divan in the corner of the room, the light from her laptop, open in front of her illuminates her face. She has a blanket over her head to shield her from the cold, she is wearing a T shirt and pajama and a sweater [...]

Passing Afternoon

The afternoon sky It was a particularly sunny Saturday morning, the sun was merciless, the heat was beating down on Ammu as she ran into her bedroom drying herself after the bath.She switched on the fan and turned it to full speed trying to wipe the perspiration off her face and neck, she could feel [...]

Once I Went To The Bank….

When I was little I would receive pocket money from my dad occasionally, it was not a weekly or monthly thing. Once in high school in a burst of childish anger I told my parents that they were very bad people and that they didn’t love me because all my friends got their pocket money [...]