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The Final Hour
Slowly, as the sun shies from the sky and the clock strikes six, The Monday blues hit hard. You decide to wander one last time. Mindlessly strolling where the day bleeds into twilight, You boldly wish for a pause button on the universe, A world where the sun neither sets nor rises, suspended in amber.…
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The Myth
I worshiped Disney’s paradise And now I mourn the person they created. I once admired Peter Pan, For his refusal to grow up. Now I am Wendy, a woman in the world of make-believe. I saw myself in Moana of Motunui. While I was simply Briar, asleep in my dreams. I longed to be Princess…
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End of 2021
New Dress, Check. Make-up, Check. The rain had finally simmered down to let us attend the mid-night New Year service. A night curfew and a restricted lockdown was imposed due to the huge raise in Corona cases. At exactly 10:50pm, Dad, mum and Jay were ready in the car, waiting for me ( Always the…
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The First Big Lockdown – 2020
The big ‘C‘ (China/ Corona – suit yourself) sent us all indoors. My office went on an indefinite ‘Work From Home’ ever since our ‘Honourable‘ PM Modi announced a 2 week National Lockdown which went on adding. Dad came home a week earlier from Bangalore. All four of us, trapped. Yaay? No. Two weeks passed…
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All About Tamil Serials
“Well, since we are all confined within four walls, we might as well watch Vijay TV” And that’s how it all started…. My lockdown vacay at Madurai got me introduced to Tamil Serials. Tamil Serials revolve around gossiping, plotting crazy schemes to take revenge, a lot of crying and a bucket load of makeup. But…
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How I got Shot…
August 9, 2021. An appointment for 03:00pm was set up for me and Mum. There was just one glitch. Mum was out of a proper dress. So I took mum to our nearest clothing store, Reliance Trends. But we were sent off saying the billing was offline( whatever that meant) and we can’t buy rightway.…
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Member of the Working Class
It was May, 2021 in the blink of an eye. Jay and I had already spent 3 weeks in Madurai without Mum and Dad (They were at Rajapalayam. oh the fun! ;) ) . On a fine evening of the corona lockdown, Jay, very calm and composed, told us he finally got his offer letter…
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Work from Home
Home, however relaxing and fun it sounds, we all missed office after 3 months 12 days. Travelling in the hustle and bustle, early in the morning, with buses honking and drivers cussing. Random kid screaming and waving”Hi!” from the school vans. Mothers packing lunches and bottles in fast forward mode for school kids and for…
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Japanese short story – Red Lilies
Sakura hurried up the stone steps of the shrine, clutching a bundle of fresh Red Lilies. The torii gate loomed above her, marking the boundary between the living and the dead. She was the only florist contracted by Tengoku Corporation – a company that handles funerals across Hokkaido with a precision that felt almost mechanical.…
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The True Conquest
Our Earth rotates innocently everyday. Unaware of the crisis bustling in play. Calmly healing its World of dilemma, Hurray! The unheard chirping, once lost, was found. Roads again, ruled by four legged hound. Whilst the World childishly squabbled, Unforeseen mishaps set forth to gobble. Lost in foggy thoughts, survival hesitated. Some fought virus, some fought…